(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, Mar. 8
By Elchin Mehdiyev - Trend:
The use of the 'Nagorno-Karabakh' term in the statement of the
Russian Defense Ministry on humanitarian assistance [to Kyiv and
Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine] is unacceptable, being another
provocation of the ministry, which can escalate the situation in
the region, political expert Elchin Mirzabayli told Trend .
Mirzabayli reminded that there is no administrative-territorial
unit called 'Nagorno-Karabakh' in Azerbaijan, and the Russian
Ministry officials know this.
'Currently, the territorial units, located in the zone of
temporary responsibility of Russian peacekeepers, have official
names in the Azerbaijani language. If persons expressing the
official position of the Russian Defense Ministry have memory
problems, there are General Staff maps and the documents signed
between Azerbaijan and Russia,” he said.
Mirzabayli said the representatives of the Russian Defense
Ministry, pushing for provocative actions, should understand that
the constant utterance of such annoying statements, first of all,
creates a frivolous image of the military.
According to him, this can damage Azerbaijani-Russian relations
and lead to an escalation of tension in the territory of
Azerbaijan, where Russian peacekeepers are temporarily deployed [in
accordance with the trilateral statement signed between Russian,
Azerbaijani and Armenian leaders on November 10, 2020 following the
second Karabakh war], for which representatives of the Russian
Defense Ministry, constantly encouraging separatism, will be
responsible.
'Amid the events taking place in the world, Moscow shouldn't
test the patience of the citizens of the few countries trying to
maintain normal relations with Russia, including the people of
Azerbaijan,” Mirzabayli further said.“Otherwise, this would mean
that Russia doesn't fulfill its obligations, expressed in respect
for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Azerbaijan, and
this factor contributes to the loss of confidence in Russia
throughout the world.”
“The role of Volkov, the commander of the Russian peacekeepers,
who started business with the separatists in Azerbaijan, is
undoubted. The behavior of this person makes it necessary to stop
his mission as soon as possible,' Mirzabayli said.
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