Armenia and the information war

[Mos]

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Azerbaijani Flag Upside Down During Ilham Aliyev's Official Meeting With EU Leader In Brussels

BRUSSELS. June 22, 2011: Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev is on an official visit to Belgium. Today, Ilham Aliyev met with Joze Manuel Barroso, the president of the European Commission. The Azeri media published the photos from the event showing that the Azerbaijani flag was placed upside down during the joint press conference of Aliyev and Barroso. The irony is that during that very activity Mr. Barroso spoke about the importance the European Union was giving to Azerbaijan.

The opposition newspaper “Azadliq” also questioned the president Aliyev’s own knowledge of the correct color order in the Azerbaijani flag. This is not the first incident when the Azerbaijani flag was placed upside down during a visit of an official Azerbaijani delegation. Several years ago a similar incident took place in Iran. At the time, the Azeri media accused the Iranian government of deliberate disrespect against Azerbaijan and several Azeri newspapers, in an “act of retaliation” against Iran, published the photos of the Iranian flag upside down .

Oh that's so good....

[Davo88]

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Even in the case of the Azerbaijani flag being placed upside down, the Azeris will find a way to accuse Armenia or the Diaspora.

[ninetoyadome]

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The meeting ended at Kazan
In Kazan avershilas s meeting of the presidents of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, which lasted nearly three and a half hours. The main focus of the talks was the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh problem. It is reported that after the meeting adopted a joint statement, which is still unknown. It is assumed that the statement lacked specific wording, and its main component will be the responsibility of the parties to adhere to a peaceful solution to the problem.

Voskanapat.info

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Azerbaijan, Armenia, Russia and More Cautious Optimism
June 24, 2011 - 11:02am, by Giorgi Lomsadze
Tamada Tales Armenia Foreign Policy Azerbaijan Foreign Policy Nagorno Karabakh
Amid nail-biting by Caucasus watchers, the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan landed in the Russian city of Kazan today for another round of conflict-resolution talks over breakaway Nagorno Karabakh. Russian President Dmitri Medvedev is emceeing this fifth joint appearance by Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev. Hopes are that, this time, it could be the real thing.

The cautious optimism from some diplomats and analysts that accompanied previous Sargsyan-Aliyev meetings has been upgraded to cautious-optimism-plus. Alongside dire warnings about what could be the outcome if the talks, once again, go awry. The key expectation for the two-day summit is that it will produce some sort of agreement in three key areas: the return of Karabkh-adjacent lands to Azerbaijan, allowing Azerbaijani Internally Displaced Persons back into Karabakh and a loose agreement to negotiate the region’s status in the future.

Citing an unnamed Russian foreign ministry official, Kommersant, Russia’s weighty daily, claimed today that the two leaders could even be close to committing to a non-use-of-force agreement as part of the efforts to resolve the Karabakh conflict . Azerbaijan has long maintained that it will keep the military solution on the table as an option to restore its authority over Karabakh and surrounding territories. Given its heavy troop presence in the area, Armenia is likely to respond in kind.

But while Kommersant’s article has lent an extra dose of optimism to the air, it could only be an attempt by Moscow to make its position and expectations known. Any progress will count as a masterstroke of diplomacy on the part of President Medvedev, who has taken an active role in the conflict resolution talks.

US President Barack Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, as part of the US-France-Russia troika of mediators, also have pushed both sides to take a step toward resolution of the 23-year conflict.

For now, though, don't hold your breath.

http://www.eurasianet.org/node/63734

[Mos]

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^^^ Just what I expected. A statement would be signed, but no 'breakthrough'.

[ninetoyadome]

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^^^ Just what I expected. A statement would be signed, but no 'breakthrough'.

Its probably an agreement on non-use of force again and a promise that they will try to come to a peaceful deal.

[Tigranakert]

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^^^ Just what I expected. A statement would be signed, but no 'breakthrough'.

The "real" meeting is due tomorrow, when it is scheduled for the document to be signed. Let's wait and see...

[Mos]

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ընդունվել է միայն հայտարարություն

Կազանում ընդունված համատեղ հայտարարությունը
21:43 • 24.06.11




Կազանում այսօր կայացած Հայաստանի, Ադրբեջանի և Ռուսաստանի նախագահների հանդիպման արդյունքում ընդունվել է համատեղ հայտարարություն։

Հայտարարությունում, մասնավորապես, ասվում է.

«Երկրների ղեկավարները հաստատել են մի շարք հարցերի շուրջ փոխըմբռնման ձեռք բերումը, որոնց լուծումը նպաստում է հիմնարար սկզբունքներն ընդունելու համար անհրաժեշտ պայմանների ստեղծմանը։

Հայաստանի և Ադրբեջանի նախագահներն իրենց երախտագիտությունն են հայտնել ԵԱՀԿ Մինսկի խմբի համանախագահող երկրներ ՌԴ, ԱՄՆ և Ֆրանսիայի առաջնորդներին՝ ԼՂ խնդրի կարգավորման նկատմամբ նրանց մշտական ուշադրության համար և բարձր են գնահատել Ռուսաստանի նախագահի անձնական ջանքերը համաձայնության հասնելու ուղղությամբ»։

Հիշեցնենք, որ կազանյան հանդիպումը սկսվեց նախատեսվածից 10 րոպե ուշացումով՝ Երևանի ժամանակով 17։40-ին և տևեց ավելի քան 3 ժամ։ Հանդիպմանը նախագահներից բացի մասնակցում էին երեք երկրների արտգործնախարարները։

[Mos]

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The "real" meeting is due tomorrow, when it is scheduled for the document to be signed. Let's wait and see...

What you mean? There supposed to be second meeting?

[Tigranakert]

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What you mean? There supposed to be second meeting?

I am confused, wasn't this a 2-day visit, on Friday having talks and visiting some horse show, and on Saterday the potential signing of the documents? Just google, the "real" meeting should take place on June, 25.

The Armenian-Azerbaijani summit is due to be hosted by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Kazan, Russia, on June 25. ...

And here it says they failed to reach agreement... so what are they going to do tomorrow, drink tea?

Armenia, Azerbaijan fail to reach agreement on Nagorny Karabakh
21:03 24/06/2011
Kazan, June 24 (RIA Novosti) - Armenia and Azerbaijan were unable to come to an agreement on the path to peace in Nagorny Karabakh after a meeting in Russia's Kazan on Friday, but said some progress had been made.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev hosted Armenian leader Serzh Sargsyan and Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev of in the Volga city of Kazan for talks on a settlement to the two-decade conflict over Nagorny Karabakh.
"The heads of states confirmed mutual understanding on the range of issues that contribute to the creation of the conditions for approving the major principles [of the Karabakh settlement]," a joint statement said.
Nagorny Karabakh, a breakaway region on Azerbaijani territory with a predominantly ethnic Armenian population, has been at the center of a bitter conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
It has remained under Armenian control since the late 1980s, when the region claimed independence from Azerbaijan to join Armenia. The conflict is estimated to have left more than 30,000 people dead on both sides between 1988 and 1994.

[Mos]

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