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  • Mher
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    Azerbaijan. What’s That??

    The first time I encountered the word “Azerbaijan,” I was reading a news report about Russia’s invasion of Georgia in 2006*. Come to think of it — Russia’s invasion is probably the only reason I knew about the countries in the Caucasus region before this trip. Otherwise I’d probably be in the category of most Americans. “Azerbaijan. That’s actually a place?” a friend of mine wrote on facebook recently.

    Geography bragging rights aside, I couldn’t tell you anything about the country itself before arriving. I had no idea what we’d find there. Azerbaijan was just the place where we’d go to collect central Asian visas and catch a ferry across the Caspian. So imagine my surprise when I arrived in Baku, the country’s capital. The place looks like a cross between Las Vegas and Disneyland.

    Even arriving in the rain it looked impressive. Nicknamed to the “Dubai of the Caspian,” Baku is a sprawling mass of neo-futuristic architecture and faux French facades that pack in half of the country’s population of 8 million. In the city’s center, everything looks brand new. There are towers designed to look like flames (complete with moving LED lights at night), Parisian cobbled stone shopping streets, and parks with choreographed fountains. There are luxury shops like Burberry and Louis Vitton, and Mazaratti sports cars that race recklessly between stop lights. It’s all thanks to oil money. Azerbaijan was the world’s fastest growing economy between 2005 and 2008, growing at 24% a year, and Baku is the image the country wants to show the world. There’s even plans to build the world’s largest skyscraper.

    But as with many countries and oil, Azerbaijan’s petro wealth comes with a curse: an autocratic government.

    “Ughhh not again!”

    The motorcades in Baku frequently disrupt traffic, as senior government officials are known to shut down streets any time they cross town, which can happen a few times a day. We were already getting tired of it. It seemed more a show of government power than a legitimate safety measure.

    Whoosh!!

    One. Two. Three. Four black cars went zipping past, pushing 100mph. The police cars that followed were sparkling white BMW sports cars that could have been mistaken for a movie star’s if they didn’t have police decals painted on them.

    The motorcade was just the beginning of the show though. The main act commenced once we arrived at our friend Julia’s apartment. From her balcony, we watched a procession of about 40 tanks roll slowly down Baku’s main boulevard, tearing up the smoothed asphalt below. Being the Azeri military’s 95th anniversary, the government decided to throw a parade. It was a good excuse to show off the $1 billion dollars in arms they’d just purchased from the Russians two weeks before. Some new howitzers obtained in the deal were included in the lineup, and the parade in Baku was a short detour en route to the Armenian border, where sporadic fighting was occurring under a broken cease fire. We found it best not to mention “Armenia” too much during our time in Azerbaijan. It usually generated sharp stares.

    “Aaah. Nothing like tanks and pancakes to start off the morning!” I smiled at Julia. The Italian expat had invited us and a bunch of other courchsurfers to her place to watch the parade and have brunch. Like most meals in Azerbaijan, it consisted mostly of bread.

    Azerbaijanis have this weird thing where they practically worship bread, to the point where it’s forbidden to throw it out. No joke – I almost tossed out a half-eaten loaf in the park when a man came rushing up to stop my hand from releasing it into the trash can. “No no no!” Instead, he insisted I leave on the bench. Later, I started noticing bags with rotting bread hanging off dumpsters and door handles all over the city. There are apparently Islamic traditions associated with this, but I think there’s a more practical reason to worship bread in Azerbaijan: It’s just about the only affordable food item in the country.

    The sticker shock of Baku was intense, especially coming off the heels of Vietnam. Much of the country – especially Baku — is simply not geared towards young budget travelers. It is full of expensive hotels and chic restaurants and swanky bars for businessmen who don’t mind shelling out the $360 it cost each of us to obtain a visa and letter of invitation to enter the country.

    The prices were inhibiting, making us feel like we were stuck in a place that was pretty to look at but that we couldn’t be a part of. The point was underscored after the parade when our expat collective visited the city’s new cultural center, named after the former president Heydar Aliyev, whose portraits adorn every street corner and office, chairman Mao style.

    “No entry.” The guard said sternly. The center was closed for the military holiday.

    Our group of Expats at the Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center

    Even so, the building was stunning to behold, constructed with custom-molded fiberglass panels that gave it unnatural curvatures, apparently designed to resemble Heydar Aliev’s signature from above. The government had dropped about 200 million to build the architectural centerpiece.

    “But there’s nowhere to chill” Morgan pointed out.

    He was right. After being denied entry, we tried to salvage our trip by looking for benches or cafes or anything remotely inviting to hang out around outside the building. There was nothing, not even a shaded tree. The 200 million had not been invested to make this a public place, but a show piece, an impressive trophy to greet motorists entering the city from the international airport.

    “Well, what do you want to do now?” I asked.

    I would be asking that question a lot over our two weeks in Baku.


    Last edited by Mher; 07-08-2013, 02:07 AM.

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  • Vahram
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    Oh! I feel so Alive

    Come on Bro just one more term please!...ROTFLMAO

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  • Vahram
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    Azerbaijan Fails to Stabilize Oil Production
    http://azerireport.com/index.php?opt...k=view&id=3945

    At this pace with the inability to fund grandiose projects to fake progress. With heat from all Caspian states, in addition to having a heated exchanges with Iran. With BP's new found love and partnership with Russian oil Giant that has taken the place of Exxon. The political, social, economic and military issues are going to come to head in the next few years. With another presidential election with one candidate, and less and less support not just from the West, but a drawdown slated for 2014 making it's position and value even less then now. Time is ticking!

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  • Vrej1915
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    Ադրբեջանում նոր պայթյունավտանգ կետ կարող է ի հայտ գալ


    Ապրիլ 21, 2013
    Ադրբեջանի եւս մեկ շրջան կարող է քաղաքական բողոքի էպիկենտրոն դառնալ` ընդդեմ կենտրոնական իշխանության:

    Սոցիալական ցանցերում տեղեկատվություն է տարածվել պաշտոնյաների հերթական կամայականությունների մասին: Հայտնի է դարձել, որ Նավթալանի շրջանի ղեկավար Նաթիգ Ասլանովի վարքագիծը լարվածություն է առաջացրել շրջանում: Շրջանի ղեկավարը իր ժամանակի հիմնական մասնանցկացնում է զվարճանքի վայրերում, նրա օգնականն էլ «փայաբաժին» է հավաքում շրջանի առեւտարային եւ զբոսաշրջային օբյեկտներից, իսկ առկա սոցիալ-տնտեսական խնդիրները նրանց չեն հետաքրքրում: Նրանք, ովքեր հրաժարվում են «սմսականների» վճարումից, ենթարկվում են սպառնալիքների:

    Նրա վարքագծի դեմ է հանդես եկել նախկին պատգամավոր, ներկույումս ընդդիմադիր հայացքներ ունեցող Գյուլթեքին Հաջիբեյլին, որի բիզնես էլ խլել էր Ասլանովը: Նախկին պատագամավորը, օգտագործելով բնակիչների դժգոհությունը, փորձում է ճակատ ստեղծել նրա դեմ: Բնակիչները հայտնում են, որ Նավթալանը կարող է նոր պայթյունավտանգ կետ լինել, քանի որ լարվածությունը հասել է գագաթնակետին:

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  • TomServo
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    Now the Azerbaijani journalist Emin Milli is being targeted by the Aliyev regime for giving an interview to Agos:

    Here is the interview (Turkish): http://agos.com.tr/haber.php?seo=aze...i&haberid=4900

    Here is his post on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/emin.milli/...27450267350813

    OMG, in the comments section an Azeri says that Ilham Aliyev's grandmother was Armenian (claiming to have KGB documents to back it up) and that the chief officer of Azerbaijan's army has an Armenian cousin.

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  • Vrej1915
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    12 April 2013
    The US government criticises Azerbaijan for acting against a Western-funded pro-democracy project called the Free Thought University.

    US chides Azerbaijan over crackdown on free speech


    The US government has criticised Azerbaijan for acting against a Western-funded pro-democracy project called the Free Thought University.
    US Ambassador Richard Morningstar met the pro-democracy activists and said he was "troubled by the government's reaction to protests this year".
    The chief prosecutor linked the project to a youth movement called N!DA, seven of whose members have been arrested.
    The US ambassador condemned the arrest and interrogation of young activists.
    "I was particularly disappointed to hear that authorities closed Free Thought University's office just last night," he said, adding that as "a friend of Azerbaijan" he wanted to see "government engagement with citizens, especially its young citizens, to address their legitimate concerns".
    The chief prosecutor's office denied that the university had been closed, but said its officers had seized documents from the project.
    The university's founders insist that it has "no affiliation with any other organisation".
    Seven N!DA activists are being held on charges of possession of drugs and firearms, which can incur a penalty of five to eight years' imprisonment.
    Local television broadcast confessional videos of the accused, who said they had wanted to "cause trouble" and throw petrol bombs at the police.
    There have been several unusually big street protests in Azerbaijan this year - an election year for President Ilham Aliyev. Human rights groups have accused his government of stifling dissent and harassing journalists.
    Crowds in the capital Baku twice protested against a rise in non-combat deaths in the army. They were dispersed by police using baton charges and water cannon.
    Senior members of the ruling party have sharply criticised youth activists who organise on social networking sites, calling them "radical" and "wayward".

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  • Vrej1915
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    15 February 2013
    An Azeri author who dared to sympathise with Armenians in a novel finds himself vilified in his homeland.

    Azeri writer Akram Aylisli hounded for 'pro-Armenian' book
    By Damien McGuinness
    BBC News, Tbilisi

    His books have been publicly burnt. He has been stripped of his national literary awards. And a high-ranking Azeri politician has offered $13,000 (£8,400) as a bounty for anyone who will cut off his ear.
    But 75-year-old Akram Aylisli, one of Azerbaijan's most eminent authors, does not regret having written his short novel Stone Dreams.
    The book has shocked many Azeris. But could it also prove the first tentative step towards peace with the country's longstanding enemy Armenia?
    "I knew what I was writing. They say I offended the nation. But I think quite the opposite: I think I have raised my nation up," he told the BBC by phone.
    "I could predict they would be unhappy. But I could never have predicted such horrors, such as calls for a writer to be killed, or his book to be burnt. It is very sad that our nation is humiliating itself in this way. A country that can burn books will not be respected by the rest of the world."
    The book describes Azerbaijan's conflict with neighbouring Armenia through the 20th Century. But it details the massacres of Armenians by Azeris, portraying the tragedy of war from Armenia's perspective.
    Scars of conflict
    Azerbaijan is still traumatised by losing both the war in the 1990s and almost 20% of its territory - the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh and adjacent areas. So depicting Azeris as perpetrators is shocking enough. To entirely leave out accounts of Azeri suffering is for many unforgiveable.
    After the collapse of the former Soviet Union in 1991, Azerbaijan and Armenia fought a brutal war in which both sides suffered enormously, with up to 30,000 people killed and a million forced to flee their homes.
    Today, despite a tenuous ceasefire, the two countries are still locked in conflict, with dozens killed every year.
    But even some of the book's critics, such as Azeri opposition activist Murad Gassanly, condemn the persecution of its author.
    "With the exception of ultra-liberal circles, very few people actually liked the book or its message," he explained.
    "(But) the book burnings, street protests and calls for violence against the author were orchestrated primarily by pro-government circles.
    "There is no freedom of assembly in Azerbaijan - it is impossible to gather and collectively read books, let alone burn them! The fact that these protests were allowed, protected by police and then shown on national state TV suggests that they were orchestrated from the top."
    Azeri government officials could not be reached for comment.
    National vitriol
    President Ilham Aliyev himself signed the decree stripping Aylisli of his national awards and monthly literary stipend.
    Ruling party parliamentarians demanded he leave the country or that his DNA be tested to see if he was really Azeri, and not in fact Armenian. And high-ranking government officials called him a traitor, saying "public hatred" was the correct response. Aylisli's wife and son both lost their jobs in state-controlled institutions.
    The calls for violence against Aylisli - echoing Iran's notorious fatwa against British author Salman Rushdie - have sparked strong condemnation from abroad.
    Suddenly aware of the harmful effect a state-sanctioned bounty against a writer could have on Azerbaijan's international image, on Wednesday, after a warning from the government, the head of the Modern Musavat party retracted his call for Aylisli's ear to be cut off.
    Many analysts believe the vitriol against the author was an attempt by the authorities to divert attention from a wave of anti-government protests, which had swept the country in January.
    There are signs that increasing numbers of Azeris are dissatisfied with the growing disparity between rich and poor under President Aliyev, who faces an election in October. And members of his government are accused of corruption.
    "It's not unusual for the government to find a common enemy and unite around it," said Giorgi Gogia from Human Rights Watch. "And it's not the first time that freedom of information and free speech are under attack."
    At least five journalists critical of Azerbaijan's government are currently behind bars, on what human rights activists describe as trumped-up charges.
    And in January two well-respected opposition politicians, one of whom intends to run in October's presidential elections, were arrested, accused of organising anti-government protests. They are being held in pre-trial detention, which in Azerbaijan can last more than a year. If found guilty, they could face years in prison.
    Distorted history
    Stifling free speech not only quashes political dissent. The fear is that it could also be harming Azerbaijan's chance of ever making peace with Armenia.
    "This book tackles the issue which needs to be discussed in society: looking at the past," says Mr Gogia, who believes Aylisli was extremely brave by being the first high-profile Azeri author to show sympathy towards victims from the other side.
    "Freedom of speech applies not only to those ideas that are favourable. But even more so to those that shock and offend."
    For decades the historical narrative in both Azerbaijan and Armenia has failed to focus on the tragedies suffered by the other side.
    "Peace can only be achieved by kindness, not with anger. With anger you can never solve this issue," said Aylisli.

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  • ninetoyadome
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    Iran Considers “Annexing” Azerbaijan
    April 11, 2013 - 12:28pm, by Giorgi Lomsadze Tamada Tales Armenia Azerbaijan Iran EurasiaNet's Weekly Digest
    A group of Iranian lawmakers has begun drafting a bill on reattaching Azerbaijan to Iran by updating the terms and conditions of a 19th century treaty that ceded part of modern-day Azerbaijan and most of Armenia to Russian control.

    The 1828 Turkmenchay Treaty ended the last war between Russia and Persia and paved the way for St. Petersburg to establish suzerainty over the South Caucasus. (Tehran already had given up its claims on Georgia in the 1813 Treaty of Gulistan.)

    But the Iranians now argue that there was a critical detail in the fine print.

    The treaty, they say, was valid only for 100 years and, therefore, the lawmakers’ logic goes,“re-annexing” Azerbaijan, Iran's northern next-door neighbor, is in order, Iran's government-run FARS news agency reported. Cities "lost" to the Russian Empire were supposed to be returned to Tehran just like "the British-Chinese deal over Hong Kong," the agency claimed.

    Politicians in Baku were quick to counter that it is actually Iran that needs to hand over a chunk of its territory to Azerbaijan -- specifically, the northwestern border areas whose primarily ethnic Azeri residents make up about a quarter of Iran's population of roughly 74.8 million.

    "Persians have always been in our bondage," asserted ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party Executive Secretary Siyavush Novruzov, APA news agency reported.

    The hostility between Tehran and Baku has been on a low simmer for years, though usually kept on the back burner. Despite periodic attempts at top-level diplomacy, claims to each other's territory, rivalry over Caspian Sea energy resources and alliances with each other’s arch-enemies (Israel and Armenia, respectively) keep the suspicions steadily bubbling.

    In March, a group of Azeri Iranians who back secession and possible unification with Azerbaijan gathered in Baku; Tehran responded with a diplomatic note and then dusted off the Turkmenchay Treaty.

    Its review, however, does not appear to apply to Iranian ally Armenia, also mentioned in the Turkmenchay Treaty.

    In the South Caucasus, where virtually everyone has territorial claims -- stated or muted -- against everyone else, any look back at history can be a highly subjective and perilous exercise.

    Both Russia and Iran consider themselves to be the liberators of the Caucasus, while the Caucasus peoples mostly see the two as invaders. So far, none of the countries concerned has learned that such conflicts are better left in the past. It's unlikely that the fight over the Turkmenchay Treaty will prove any different.

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  • Vrej1915
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    Курдская карта Ильхама Алиева

    Что будут делать курдские партизаны в Турции после того, как окончательно сложат оружие и покинут пределы Турции? Этот вопрос преследует наблюдателей с того момента, как Оджалан сделал свое обращение к пешмерга Турецкого Курдистана. Кроме того, до сих пор актуален вопрос о возможных действиях тех курдских партизан, которые по каким – то причинам откажутся зарывать топор войны, но оставаться в Турции при этом тоже не смогут. Где в такой ситуации курдские партизаны могут применить свои боевые навыки и выразить внутреннюю пассионарность? Ряд экспертов по этому поводу высказали осторожную версию – предположение: курдскими партизанами из Турции может заинтересоваться Азербайджан, который не замедлит использовать боевой и политический опыт пешмерга в рамках своих действий против Армении и Нагорного Карабаха. По мнению экспертов, если знать фактологию вопроса, эта версия не покажется столь экзотичной, как кажется в первый раз. Что по этому поводу думают в экспертном сообществе самой Армении?

    По этом поводу со «Спектром» беседовали политолог Левон МЕЛИК – ШАХНАЗАРЯН и востоковед Рубен САФРАСТЯН

    Левон Мелик – Шахназарян, армянский историк и политолог, автор книги «Мифы о Карабахском конфликте»:

    Как известно, Оджалан в конце марта этого года призвал партизан РПК сложить оружие и покинуть территорию Турции. То, что это говорил Оджалан, сомнений не вызывает, поскольку эти слова были переданы адвокатом лидера РПК, который неоднократно посещал Апо в тюрьме Имралы. Адвокат Оджалана еще ни разу не был замечен в каких-либо подлогах. Другое дело, что сами курды из РПК относятся к заявлению своего лидера с достаточным скептицизмом. Они считают, что призыв сложить оружие Оджалан сделал под сильнейшим давлением. Более того, за годы пребывания Оджалана в тюрьме, Рабочая партия Курдистана сильно изменилась. В боевой организации РПК появились новые молодые авторитеты, которые предпочитают действовать автономно. Самый известный среди них – Мурад Карайылан, лидер Союза курдских сообществ. Среди курдов Карайылан известен как человек, который предпочитает действовать по своему усмотрению. Поэтому я не думаю, что заявление Оджалана приведет к тому, что все курдские партизаны поголовно сложат оружие и уйдут из Турции куда-нибудь в дикие горы или степи.

    - А может ли какая – то часть вооруженных курдов передислоцироваться на Южный Кавказ, например, ближе к Карабаху, и попытаться выразить свои исторические права на эти земли?

    - Эта версия появилась вскоре после призыва Оджалана о разоружении и начале переговоров с турками. Те, кто ее выдвигает, говорят, что официальный Баку будет использовать курдов как ударную силу очередной масштабной агрессии против одного из армянских государств Южного Кавказа или обоих вместе. Лично я уверен в том, что курды как воины никуда не годятся. Максимум, курды могут быть хорошими налетчиками. Исторически так сложилось, что курдские отряды «успешно» действуют только во время стремительных набегов. Они нападают, устраивают погром и исчезают. Так они, в частности, действовали на армянских землях: устраивали набеги на мирную деревню, вырезали жителей, грабили дома, после чего мчались обратно в горы. Исходя из этого, курдские отряды могут быть использованы разве что для каких-то точечных провокаций на границах Азербайджана с армянскими государствами. Максимум, только для этого. В условиях масштабных боевых действий курдские отряды будут всего лишь пушечным мясом.

    - Но, тем не менее, курдский фактор в Азербайджане есть. Или он не столь серьезен?

    - Этот фактор очень серьезен. Азербайджанский курдский фактор связан с тем, что официальный Баку, начиная с 1993 года, переселяет к себе курдов. Большая часть курдов – переселенцев – из Турции, а остальные – из Ирака и Ирана. Впервые об этом факторе заговорили в 1993 году, а его апогей пришелся на 2007 – 2008 годы. В начале нулевых годов численность курдского населения Азербайджана уже составляла около 250 тысяч человек.

    - А почему Баку переселял в Азербайджан ближневосточных курдов?

    - Курдское переселение в Азербайджан было вызвано не военными причинами, а чисто внутриполитическими. Приезжие курды должны были составить социальную базу правящего клана Алиевых, которые по происхождению являются курдами. Не только покойный Гейдар Алиев и его сын Ильхам являются курдами по крови. Почти все высшие чиновники из алиевского «ближнего круга» - это этнические курды.

    - То есть, политика Азербайджана сейчас имеет отчетливый курдский облик?



    -Азербайджан сегодня практически полностью контролируется курдами. И хотя большинство курдов мимикрирует под тюрок, тем не менее, достоверно известно об этническом происхождении многих руководителей Азербайджана. Так, курдское происхождение Ильхама Алиева ни для кого не является секретом. Этническими курдами являются руководитель администрации президента АР Рамиз Мехтиев (на фото) и начальник личной охраны папы, а теперь и сына Алиевых Бейляр Эйюбов. Мехтиева и Эйюбова в Азербайджана за глаза именуют «всесильными».

    Гендиректор Государственной нефтяной компании Азербайджана Ровнаг Абдуллаев, мэр Баку Гаджибала Абуталыбов и руководитель ЗАО «Азербайджанское телерадиовещание» Ариф Алышанов – тоже курды. Нахиджеванской автономией руководит курд Васиф Талыбов, всей строительной индустрией Нахиджеванской области - курд Эмиль Юджар.



    Шеф МЧС Азербайджана - курд Камалетдин Гейдаров



    Хозяин крупнейшего в АР многопрофильного концерна «Азерсун» - курд Абдулбари Гезал

    Есть сведения, что Гейдаров и Гезал финансово поддерживают Рабочую партию Курдистана, ведут прямые телефонные переговоры с лидерами РПК. По крайней мере, такие сведения о них ходили лет пять назад. Столь сильное курдское присутствие в политической вертикали Азербайджана, как и переселение курдов из стран Ближнего Востока, служат одной цели – созданию в Азербайджане курдской социальной базы, на которую бы опирался крайне непопулярный в республике правящий курдский клан Алиевых. В этом свете стоит ожидать того, что переселение курдов в Азербайджан в ближайшее время будет продолжаться.

    Курдский фактор в Азербайджане настолько серьезен, что порой непонятно, какая это республика, тюркская или курдская. Влияние курдов сейчас растет не только в Нахиджеване, но и Шамхорском, Дашкесанском, Казахском, Кедабекском, а также в Шаумянском районе Карабаха. Как я уже сказал, с течением времени курдское присутствие в Азербайджане, судя по всему, будет возрастать, но это присутствие не будет военным. Ильхаму Алиеву не нужна война. Ему нужно укрепить собственную власть и силы правящей династии. В 2017 году его сыну Гейдару исполнится 20 лет. Судя по всему, именно юный Гейдар Ильхамович будет кронпринцем Азербайджана. Самому Ильхаму Алиеву в октябре 2017 будет 56 лет. Для политика такой возраст – самый расцвет сил.





    Рубен Сафрастян, директор Института востоковедения Национальной академии наук Республики Армения

    -Ильхам Алиев – этнический курд. Может ли он попробовать разыграть курдскую карту против Армении?

    -Информация, которой я располагаю, не дает сделать глубокий анализ возможного участия Азербайджана в курдском вопросе. Но упор на другую составляющую позволяет сделать какие – то выводы. Составляющая, о которой я говорю, это курдское происхождение Гейдара и Ильхама Алиевых. Кроме того, курд Гейдар Алиев с 1942 года год был кадровым офицером советской госбезопасности. Есть подтвержденные сведения, что его готовили именно как специалиста по курдскому вопросу. Судя по всему, Алиев оправдал надежды своих наставников. В конца пятидесятых по семидесятые годы прошлого века будущий президент Азербайджана был куратором курдской проблемы в Иране и Турции по линии КГБ СССР. Как указывают многие источники, в том числе, публикации азербайджанских оппозиционеров, именно былые связи с курдами Ближнего Востока позволили Алиеву – старшему стать в 1993 году президентом Азербайджанской республики. Так как Гейдар Алиев очень дорожил этими связями, то он вполне мог их потом «передоверить» своему наследнику Ильхаму. В любом случае, это обстоятельство надо иметь в виду.

    - А какие могут быть возможные сценарии действий «курдской стратегии» Баку?

    - На нынешнем этапе карабахского кризиса у Баку остается все меньше и меньше возможностей на оказание какого – либо давления по этому вопросу. Исходя из этого, нельзя исключать того, что официальный Баку когда – нибудь попытается использовать курдскую карту как один из инструментов лоббирования своих интересов по вопросу Нагорного Карабаха. Насколько могут быть серьезны намерения Азербайджана в этом направлении, судить пока рано, но в этом направлении нужно проявлять серьезную бдительность. Если вдруг по этому направлению появятся какие –то факты, то эти факты нужно быстро анализировать, чтобы понять глубинные цели и направления действий Азербайджана в одном из самых сложных и взрывоопасных вопросах Ближнего Востока – курдском вопросе.

    Беседовал Орхан ИСКАНДЕРЗОДА
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    Originally posted by Haykakan View Post
    Imagine if there is sime truth to this. One minute the Azeris kick out Russia ie Gabala - and the next minute they beg Russia for help lol.
    i doubt its true because i havent read anything else about it since that article.

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