(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Rena Murshud read more Although the Armenian separatist forces understand that the next
war will be merciless for them, they still continue their
provocative activities in the Garabagh Economic Region. So, since
last week, a group of separatist groups have started to dig
trenches and build defense fortifications in the territory of the
country using the protection of peacekeeping forces. On the other
hand, the armed forces of Armenia have started deploying artillery
installations against the positions of the Azerbaijani Army around
Lachin.
The unfortunate fact is that what is happening is happening
before the eyes of the Russian peacekeeping units. This means that
the peacekeepers not only fail to fulfill their mission, but also
grossly violate Article 4 of the November 10 agreement. According
to that article, all separatist formations had to be completely
removed from the territory of Garabagh. Therefore, the provocations
of the illegal Armenian military units in Azerbaijan's Garabagh is
yett underway.
Speaking to Azernews , political analyst Ilgar
Valizade commented on the above issue, saying that the Russian
peacekeepers were brought into the region to establish peace.
According to him,their task is not to achieve a temporary peace,
standing between the armed forces.
"Their main function is to create conditions for the
establishment of certain communications between the Armenian
minority and Azerbaijanis living in Garabagh. However, they place
the Armenian armed forces in the territory allegedly to create a
certain guarantee of security for the Armenian society living in
Garabagh,” he said.
Touching upon the following action of the peacekeepers, the
expert noted that the next stage is to create a certain dialogue
between official Baku and the Armenian minority in Garabagh. The
Russian peacekeepers had to guarantee holding a dialogue. However,
the reality is that the peacekeepers have not fulfilled their
mandate yet.
The pundit stressed that Azerbaijan cannot turn a blind eye to
this. There should not be a separatist regime there.
"At the moment, a transformation process should be carried out
in this region, and not a conservation process that has been
observed for 30 years. Also, the Armenians living in the region
must be reintegrated into Azerbaijan. Meanwhile, former IDPs must
return to their homeland and live in peace with the Armenians.
Unfortunately, these processes have not yet been implemented," the
expert added.
Also speaking about the duties of the Russian peacekeepers in
Azerbaijan's Garabagh, Russian political analyst, head of the
PolitRUS portal Vitaly Arkov esxpressed his satisfaction about the
current activity of the peacekeeping contingent in Garabagh, in the
territory of Azerbaijan, adding that "they clearly fulfill their
duties, which is extremely difficult in the face of constant
provocations - mostly and surprisingly, from the Armenian side.
As regards the Armenian provocations in Garabagh, the russian
expert said that, If some people are digging trenches in Garabagh
(an internationally recognized territory of Azerbaijan), then it is
obvious that this is a preparation for defense, but not for an
attack.
"Yes, we can say that revanchist sentiments are very strong both
in Garabagh and in Armenia. But everyone who is sane understands
that Yerevan has no chance in the event of a new military conflict
with Baku to regain control of Shusha, Lachin, and other
Azerbaijani cities and lands," he noted.
According to Arkov, one should not expect a serious offensive
operation from the members of illegal armed groups still remaining
in Garabagh. In addition, their numbers are very low, in order to
even try to carry out a large-scale seizure of territories.
However, this does not exclude an increase in the intensity of
provocations, such as shelling of the positions of the Azerbaijani
Armed Forces; which in the end can lead to Baku conducting a
conditional counter-terrorist operation to clean up Garabagh from
the remnants of militants.
"Both Khankendi and Yerevan are well aware of what kind of
response actions Baku will lead to both digging trenches and
intensifying shelling. This is an obvious new provocation from the
Armenian side - a kind of political trap in which Yerevan and its
Western curators want to catch Baku, and at the same time Moscow -
as a moderator of the peace process in the South Caucasus. On the
eve of the discussion of the status of the Armenian minority living
in Garabagh in the UN Security Council, it is obvious that Armenia
is resorting to deliberate provocations," he concluded.