RESOLUTION ON PREVENTING AZERBIJANI MILITARY AGRESSION

Recently Ilham Aliev made warlike statements in Baku saying that they had got some military techniques, thus, frustrating the military balance in the region. The Armenian part keeps silence, even when Robert Simmon, the Special Representative of NATO Secretary General in the South Caucasus, announced that Azerbaijan violated the OSCE agreement on “Convention of Ordinary Offence Armaments Reduction in Europe”.
In an interview to “A1+” 4 months ago the former RA Minister of Defense Vagharshak Harutyunyan was also alarmed by the fact that Azerbaijan was breaching the mentioned OSCE agreement, while the Armenian part was inactive on the problem concerned. The same viewpoint was confirmed by Mikael Harutyunyan, the present RA Defense Minister.
The RA NA Chairman Tigran Torosyan commented on this issue: “The position of Armenia is what it is now. The position is expressed not only by making announcements but by their absence”. Mr Torosyan doubts that by raising the issue, the Armenian part will get benefit from it. “Unfortunately, such violations cannot be prevented only by statements”. Mr Torosyan noted that if the NATO Official Representative pointed out this violation, it proved that everyone was aware of it. Tigran Torosyan mentioned that Armenia had insisted that Azerbaijan remained true to the agreement and added: “There is no need to remind it that another time since the situation will not alter”.
General Lieutenant Vagharshak Harutyunyan who had participated in the preparation of the agreement, and was aware of the agreement’s provisions and the opportunities of the agreement, said: “Taking into account Aliev’s statements that they had acquired armaments from the Ukraine, we are obliged to demand from him to fulfill the provisions of the agreement, since his announcements contradict the agreement”. Mr Harutyunyan quoted the agreement: “To reach power balance, which will not allow sudden attacks or sudden commence of military actions”.
Vagharshak Harutyunyan noted that the “Convention of Ordinary Offence Armaments Reduction in Europe” agreement signed within the frameworks of the OSCE provides the security of Armenia.
“The power balance is the basis of security, and if we manage to prevent Azerbaijan from breaching the agreement, we will ensure Armenia’s security, and will prevent Azerbaijani’s possible attack on Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia”,- said Vagharshak Harutyunyan to “A1+”.
“The agreement allows holding an inspection and the country where the inspection is to be held guarantees the responsibility of security. According to the first provision of the 16-th Article of the agreement, a consultative group is to be set up to check the agreement implementations”, said Mr Harutyunyan. “Coming out of this provision Armenia should raise the issue of consultative group in the OSCE, CoE, UNO, CIC and NATO. All instances should be informed about Azerbaijani activities, it should be done during the meetings of the concerned partied. The position of the participating states may also influence on Azerbaijan to fulfill the agreement. No European country will encourage Azerbaijan in its actions since it may be dangerous for everyone”, stated Vagharshak Harutyunyan.
To our question, why NATO does not take measures, Mr Harutyunyn mentioned: “NATO is not a member of the agreement and its not competent of doing so. The RA Minister of Foreign Affairs should officially raise this issue at all instances”.
In Mr Harutyunyan’s point of view, if Armenia raises the question consistently, the way Azerbaijan raises the issues of fires, refuges and the “occupied” territories at all possible instances that will be viewed as a serious step. The Azerbaijani action to disturb armament balance contradicts the statements of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmen.
This means that Azerbaijan does not fulfill the requirements of the OSCE Minsk Group. “We demand Azerbaijan to fulfill the international agreement, and if it does not do so then how can they trust this country?
The former Minister of Defense finds that Armenia should not stay inactive having such lever, while Azerbaijan does not a lever and carries out anti-Armenian propagates. The topic touched by Vagharshak Harutyunyan is becoming actual today. “This issue is a serious problem of debate for the OSCE, EU and NATO and we should be ready to it”.

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