Armat Posted October 2, 2004 Report Share Posted October 2, 2004 The worst thing I read on Groong.I don't know if it is true but if so this is the worst situation for the entire region. Armenia unhappy about US plans to deploy military bases in Azerbaijan - paper Asia Africa Intelligence Wire September 28, 2004 Source: Aravot, Yerevan, in Russian 28 Sep 04 Entitled "USA reaches Azerbaijan" and subheaded "Another piece of bad news for Armenia" 28 September: Azerbaijani sources have confirmed that Azerbaijani Defence Minister Safar Abiyev and US Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Steven Pifer on Tuesday [21 September] discussed prospects of military cooperation, including the stationing of US military bases in this country. This report has caused Armenia's concern. The matter is that according to some reports, it is planned to station US military bases on territories under the control of Armenian forces in the so-called "occupied" districts of Cabrayil, Fuzuli and Zangilan [southwest Azerbaijan], which, incidentally, border on Iran. When reports about the return of "occupied" territories cropped up again, the talk was precisely about those three districts, which, undoubtedly, are of strategic importance both for the Nagornyy Artsax Republic and Armenia, and also in this case for the USA, which is about to realize its far-reaching goals. The secretary of the Justice bloc faction, Viktor Dallakyan, said that there were two arguments in favour of deploying US military bases on liberated territories. "First, the USA is interested in putting into operation roads and the Baku-Ceyhan oil pipeline. Second, the US presence in these districts is important for the USA to establish control over Iran and unleash actions at the right moment." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MosJan Posted October 2, 2004 Report Share Posted October 2, 2004 "control over Iran and unleash actions at the right moment" is the key yev nuyn @endhatskum nayev lavutyan kargavijakov azatagrvats horer@ het tal et shan tuleqin che lav hot chi galis Nichistaya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skhara Posted October 10, 2004 Report Share Posted October 10, 2004 The question I have is: Would the US be able to station troops there if Azerbaijan gives the go-ahead seeing as how US recognizes it as the territory as Azerbaijan. It is certainly a potentially dangerous situation if that is the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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