(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Qabil Ashirov read more Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is playing with fire,
Azerbaijani political analyst Fikrat Sadigov said in an interview
with Azernews when commenting on the prime
minister's statement on Azerbaijani territories.
“The Armenian prime minister, who supports the occupation of
Azerbaijani lands, should not speak like this and make such
statements. Actually, we have not occupied Armenian lands. They are
still keeping under occupation a number of Azerbaijani villages in
Nakhchivan and Gazax District. Its purpose is simply to blame
Azerbaijan, and to portray our country as an aggressor state and
ask Europe and the world community for help,” the pundit
opined.
Moreover, Sadigov touched on the press conference of Azerbaijani
President Ilham Aliyev and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin
and said that Azerbaijan's purposeful and decisive foreign policy
is bearing fruit.
“However, during the visit of the Azerbaijani president to
Germany, many issues were clarified. The German chancellor declared
that Germany has never recognized the so-called `Karabakh republic'
and has no intention of doing so. This is a very strong statement
and we appreciate it. I think that many European countries show
such positions. If France's position on this issue is different, it
is their own business, and we have given France quite curt answers.
I think no new answers are needed and they heard us in Paris,” he
stressed.
The expert also mentioned that the European Parliament should
not be confused with European Union with which Azerbaijan has very
good relations.
“It is also a reality that the European Parliament is not the
European Union. Azerbaijan cooperates with the European Union. We
have signed bilateral agreements with nine European Union member
states, and the current geopolitical reality shows that Europe
needs Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan supplies Europe with gas and other
natural resources. The EU understands this fact quite well. Even in
the joint press conference in Berlin, the German chancellor stated
it openly and clearly in his answers,” Sadiqov emphasized.
The pundit thinks that Armenia is emboldened by some European
countries, including France, adding that such kind of policy will
cost Armenia dearly.
“Of course, Armenia wants to win time with such actions. By
prolonging the matter, it is trying to evade the signing of a peace
agreement. It seems that some European countries, for example,
France, are close to Armenia, and it encourages her. Pashinyan gets
the impression that the whole of Europe strokes his head; observers
are deployed, and he is a politician, who relies on the presence of
observers in the region. He thinks that he is already a close
friend and partner of the European Union. But all this is nonsense.
It is an absurd position. Finally, Pashinyan should give up this
position if it wants to create a robust environment here in the
region, and of course, if it wants to maintain its security. As
before, Azerbaijan is ready to take an adequate step both at the
diplomatic and military levels. Pashinyan should not forget this,”
the pundit concluded.
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