Month: February 2023

Ermənistanın baş naziri Nikol Paşinyan və xarici işlər naziri Ararat Mirzoyan Münhen Təhlükəsizlik Konfransında müxtəlif ikitərəfli görüşlər keçiriblər. Diqqətimi Ararat Mirzoyanın Kosovanın xarici işlər naziri Doniko Qervalla görüşü çəkib. Mirzoyan kosovolu həmkarına Laçın yolundakı vəziyyət barədə məlumat verib. Bu mövzu uzaq Kosovonun xarici işlər nazirini nə dərəcədə maraqlandırıb? Mirzoyanın kosovolu həmkarıyla görüşünün yeganə məqsədi “paralellərə” işarə etməkdir. Rəsmi İrəvan keçmiş illərdə Kosovonu misal çəkərək “Dağlıq Qarabağın da müstəqilliyinin” tanınması vacibliyini səsləndirirdilər. Buna baxmayaraq, İrəvan bu məsələdə dərinə gedə bilmədi. Çünki ağası Rusiya Serbiyanın ərazi bütövlüyünü dəstəkləyir, Kosovonun müstəqilliyinin əleyhinədir. Bu səbəbdən Ermənistan da Kosovonun müstəqilliyini tanımadı. Kosovonun müstəqilliyini ilk tanıyan ölkələrdən biri strateji müttəfiqimiz Türkiyədir. Azərbaycan Serbiyanın ərazi bütövlüyünü dəstəkləyir. Azərbaycanın eyni zamanda Kosovo ilə mənəvi bağlantısı olan Albaniya ilə sıx əlaqələri var. Prezident İlham Əliyev bir müddət əvvəl Albaniyaya rəsmi səfər etmişdi. Azərbaycan qazı Albaniyaya da çatdırılacaq. Azərbaycan Kosovonun müstəqilliyini tanımasa belə, albanlarla münasibətlərdə heç bir problemimiz yoxdur.

Various channels of Russia are broadcast on cable television. These channels are mouthpieces of the Russian government. Against the background of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, lies and misinformation on these channels are not abating. The most interesting thing is that in the past some Western documentary channels have been replaced by Russian documentary channels on cable television. Russian documentary channels are also used as a propaganda tool. The two films I watched on these channels in the last few days directly served the imperial interests of Russia.

In the first documentary, Poland was blamed for the start of World War II along with Germany. According to the "logic" of the makers of the documentary, Germany's invasion of Poland in 1939 was also caused by Warsaw's policy. The film, which is based on the criticism of Poland, does not talk about the occupation of the east of this country by the USSR in 1939 together with the Germans. The USSR generals delayed the liberation of the capital Warsaw whenever possible. There was nothing in the movie about that either. However, if the Polish insurgents against the German invaders were supported in Warsaw near the end of the war, the Polish capital could have been liberated sooner. USSR dictator Stalin deliberately delayed the liberation of Poland. There was nothing in the documentary about Stalin's order to kill thousands of Polish officers in the forests of Russia.

Second - the point of the documentary about Moldova was that this country has no future in its relations with Europe, Chisinau should try to unite with Russia, otherwise the country will be divided.

They show us all these movies. Those who know history will determine the extent of the lies in these films, while others will believe what is being said. That's the danger. There is a need for state structures that control cable television to pay attention to these issues. It is not an exception that the way of thinking that releases provocative films about Poland and Moldova will also release films against Azerbaijan.

The meeting of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev with the President of the Council of the European Union Charles Michel on February 17 in the framework of the Security Conference in Munich is a sign that there are no problems in relations. Of course, the fact that the European Union sent an observer mission to Azerbaijan's line of contact with Armenia for a period of two years raised questions in Baku. However, this should not cause tensions between Baku and Brussels. The observer mission does not have the opportunity and status to create problems for Azerbaijan on the contact line. Azerbaijan is interested in expanding energy cooperation with the European Union, our main trade partners are in Europe.

Last year, 4 meetings between the President of Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of Armenia were held through the mediation of Charles Michel. The fifth meeting was caused by the intervention of France. However, the Azerbaijani president did not refuse the mediation of Brussels. On the contrary, Ilham Aliyev emphasized that Azerbaijan supports the Brussels peace process. It is no coincidence that in the meeting between Ilham Aliyev and Charles Michel, the normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, negotiations on the peace treaty and the Brussels peace process were discussed. All that is required of Charles Michel is to exclude French President Emmanuel Macron from the negotiation process. Macron, who defends Armenia's position, is an obstacle to Brussels' mediation.

The statement of the spokeswoman of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, at the last conference held in Moscow, that "Western countries have thrown the format of the Minsk Group into the dustbin of history" needs correction. Yes, the second part of the sentence reflects the truth, the Minsk Group format has been thrown into the dustbin of history. However, the group was not dumped by the West, it was done by Azerbaijan and Russia. After the victory in the Second Karabakh War, Azerbaijan officially announced its withdrawal from the Minsk Group. If one of the parties has refused the institution of co-chairmanship, the group cannot work. The second major blow to the format of the Minsk Group was the invasion war that Russia started against Ukraine in February of last year. Until the war of occupation, Moscow did not abandon the format of the Minsk Group. Since the USA and France have accepted sanctions against Russia, it was impossible for these 3 countries to discuss the Karabakh issue at the same table. If sanctions against Russia were not applied, today Russia would like to continue the work of the Minsk Group format together with the USA and France. However, this is not possible against the background of the Ukrainian war, and even if the war ends, the co-chairs will not be able to work together. Nevertheless, Yerevan still hopes that the Minsk Group format will be revived. It is no coincidence that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent his "peace proposals" to the co-chairing states - Russia, USA and France, along with Azerbaijan.

The visit of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to Azerbaijan in the coming days is related to the one-year anniversary of the signing of the "alliance agreement" between the two countries. That agreement was signed between the presidents of Azerbaijan and Russia on February 21 in Moscow. Mariyz Zakharova, Press Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, assessed the agreement as a historical document at a briefing held today. According to Maria Zakharova, the new quality of the relations between the countries was mentioned in this document.

Taking into account the various open and secret provocations of Moscow against Azerbaijan in this one year, the quality of that document, in Zakharova's words, raises doubts. The center that often calls the "leaders" of the Karabakh separatists to Moscow, gives them instructions, and facilitates the transportation of arms, ammunition, mines by the separatists from the Lachin road, cannot be a "strategic ally" of Azerbaijan. Therefore, it is not necessary to evaluate the words of Sergey Lavrov in Baku, but the actions of him and those who ordered him.

Ermənistanın baş naziri Nikol Paşinyan ötən ilin sonunda Brüsseldən xahiş etdi ki, Azərbaycanla təmas xəttinə müşahidəçilər göndərsin. Brüssel iki aylığına təmas xəttinə müşahidəçilər göndərdi. Moskva əvvəlcə buna etiraz etmədi. Ancaq iki ay bitdikdən və Paşinyan Avropa İttifaqının müşahidə missiyasının müddətini və sayını artırmaqla bağlı Brüssellə razılığa gəldikdən sonra Kreml narahat olmağa başladı. Hazırda Moskvada hesab edirlər ki, Avropa İttifaqı Rusiyanın Ukraynada başının qarışmasından istifadə edərək Cənubi Qafqazda, o cümlədən Ermənistanda hərbi nöqteyi nəzərdən möhkəmlənmək istəyir. Bu mümkündürmü?

Birincisi, Avropa İttifaqı NATO-dan fərqli olaraq hərbi struktur deyil, hər hansı ölkədə hərbi baza yarada bilməz. Misal üçün Avropa İttifaqı Rusiyanın Gümrüdəki hərbi bazasını əvəz edə bilməz. Bu praktik baxımdan mümkün deyil.

İkincisi, Avropa İttifaqına üzv dövlətlərinin bir qisminin Cənubi Qafqazda maraqları olsa da, Cənubi Qafqazda Rusiya ilə toqquşmaq istəmirlər.

Üçüncüsü, Avropa İttifaqına üzv dövlətlər arasında Azərbaycanla strateji tərəfdaş olanlar da var, enerji əməkdaşlığı mövcuddur. Həmin dövlətlər Avropa İttifaqının müşahidəçi missiyasının tərkibində yer almağa tələsməyəcəklər. Avropa İttifaqının Ermənistana göndərəcəyi müşahidəçi missiyasında əsasən Fransa nümayəndələri yer alacaqlar. Əslində Kreml Avropa İttifaqından çox Fransanın Ermənistanla sıx əlaqələrindən narahat olmalıdır.

Rusiya və Azərbaycan prezidentləri Vladimir Putinlə İlham Əliyevin telefonla danışdığı günün sabahısı Ukrayna dövlət başçısı Volodimir Zelenski azərbaycanlı həmkarına zəng edib. Zelenski ölkəsinin ərazi bütövlüyü və suverenliyinə verdiyi dəstəyə və göstərilən humanitar yardımlara görə prezident İlham Əliyevə təşəkkürünü bildirib. Söhbət zamanı dövlət başçıları beynəlxalq platformalarda əməkdaşlıq məsələsini də müzakirə ediblər. Zelenski Bakıya bu zəngi ilə İlham Əliyevə minnətdar olmaqla yanaşı Putinə belə bir mesaj da göndərib ki, Rusiya rəsmilərinin sözdə strateji tərəfdaş adlandırdığı Azərbaycan Ukraynanın ərazi bütövlüyünü sözdə və əməldə dəstəkləyir. Volodimir Zelenski bu gün Rusiyanın sözdə strateji tərəfdaş adlandırdığı Qazaxıstan prezidenti Kasım-Jomart Tokayevə də zəng edərək iki ölkə arasında humanitar əlaqələri müzakirə ediblər. Rusiyaya qonşu olan ölkələr işğalın və imperiya sərhədlərinin genişlənməsinin əleyhinədirlər.

Six months after al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in an airstrike in the Afghan capital, Kabul, the leadership of the terrorist group has passed to his successor in Iran, Saif al-Adil, according to US sources. This person is a former Egyptian special forces officer, a skilled commander with extensive operational experience in various locations, who later joined a terrorist organization.

Tehran has always denied information about its links with Al-Qaeda. However, the intelligence services of various countries state that there is cooperation between Iran and "Al-Qaeda" based on the facts in their hands. Why not? Tehran can proceed from the principle that "the enemy of my enemy is not my friend, but my partner." If "Al-Qaeda" has chosen Western countries, especially the United States, as its target, it is in Tehran's interests as well. Tehran may want to carry out the revenge of Qasim Sluyemani, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, who was killed by a US rocket attack, through the hands of others. The information spread in the media that the organizer of the murder of Academician Ziya Bunyadov has been hiding in Iran for 26 years also indicates a lot of things.

If the text of the peace agreement sent by the Armenian government to Baku contains a clause related to Karabakh again, nothing will be achieved this time either. After sending the text to Baku, Pashinyan will go to the Munich Security Conference, where he will try to present himself as a "peacemaker". Pashinyan's argument in Munich will be that he is waiting for an answer to his "peace proposals" from Baku. It is no coincidence that Iravan sent the text to the former co-chair states - USA, France and Russia. In order to attract the attention of the international world, Pashinyan resorted to another trick and began to spread the idea that "the security of Karabakh should be under international guarantee". It is necessary to tell Pashinyan and the international world every time that security issues will not be considered until the separatists in Karabakh are disarmed and the implementation of Azerbaijani laws in the region is ensured.