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    AZG Armenian Daily #121, 01/07/2005


    Neighbors

    'RELOCATION OF RUSSIAN MILITARY EQUIPMENT FROM GEORGIA TO ARMENIA IS
    RUSSIA'S CONCERN'

    Albright Visits Baku after Erdogan

    According to Mediamax agency, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish PM, stated
    in Baku that relocation of military equipment from Georgia to Armenia
    is the inner concern of Russia. "Russia has the right. The issue of
    relocating Russian military equipment doesn't concern Turkey," he said.

    "As for the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh issue, Turkey always
    supported and will support Azerbaijan. Turkey is for settling the
    conflict by means of dialogue but the settlement is connected with
    returning the occupied territories," Erdogan said.

    Aliyev and Erdogan signed a joint statement, based on the results
    of the negotiations that defines the primary directions for further
    political, economic and cultural development. The Azeri and Turkish
    mass media conditions the visit of Erdogan to Baku by democratic
    processes within the country.

    Turkish Daily News stated that "PM Erdogan's visit to Baku before the
    parliamentary elections is considered as a means to send a message
    to Aliyev's administration. Turkish government envisaged this visit
    before the parliamentary elections, in order to avert the impression
    that the visit was a sign of support to Aliyev's administration."

    The Azeri press doesn't exclude that the U.S. have given key role to
    Turkey in the course of the parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan,
    just like Washington did that in case of Poland during the days of
    the revolution in Ukraine. Zerkalo stated that the leaders of three
    leading parties Ali Kerimli, Isa Gambar and Sardar Jalaloghli visited
    Turkey in quite a short period of time. "One can suppose that the
    Turkish side has undertaken a mediator's mission between the official
    Baku and the opposition," the newspaper wrote.

    In general, if lately, the Turkish press doesn't often mention the
    friendly relations between Azerbaijan and Turkey, the Azeri press
    sometimes displays obvious hostility concerning Turkey and the ruling
    party of Islamists. Thus, on the eve of Erdogan's visit to Baku,
    some of the newspapers reminded of the failed coup d'etat in 1995,
    when Turkish military circles participated in its organization.

    By the way, Rino Harnish, U.S. ambassador to Azerbaijan, told the
    journalists that in July Madlen Albright, former U.S. State Secretary,
    is going to arrive in Azerbaijan. It's wroth reminding that at present,
    Mrs. Albright leads the American National Democratic Institute that is
    also engaged in supporting revolution in the former Soviet republics.

    Harnish stated that Albright will arrive to Baku to receive guarantees
    from Ilham Aliyev that the parliamentary elections in November will
    be free, transparent and just.

    It is expected that President Aliyev will sign a decree on appointing
    the day of the elections. Zerkalo called these elections the
    most important in the history of Azerbaijan. On the other hand,
    the commentator of the newspaper stated that notwithstanding the
    external pressure carried out by the CE, the OSCE and the U.S., the
    authorities made no serious concessions in the issue of appointing
    members to the electoral committee in the new Electoral Code. The only
    thing the opposition can do is to hold rallies after the elections,
    which is something very common in the post-Soviet area recently.

    Obviously, Azerbaijan is in the center of the international
    communities' attention. Ilham Aliyev receives definite hints saying
    that if he doesn't get rid of "the old guards" of the governing
    system and doesn't secure just elections, very serious challenges
    are awaiting for him.

    "Wall Street Journal" wrote in its July 17 issue that youth
    organizations are created in Azerbaijan, as in Ukraine and Georgia that
    play a key role in provoking "colored revolutions." "Yokh," students'
    organization and "October 16 Movement" are already announcing about
    the changes envisaged in autumn.

    By Tatoul Hakobian

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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