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    OKLAHOMA GUARDSMEN RECOGNIZED AZERBAIJAN

    DeFacto Agency, Armenia
    July 31, 2006

    A few days ago a delegation of the U. S. servicemen headed by the
    Head of Okhlom-, sorry, Oklahoma National Guard Major General Harry
    Wyatt visited Azerbaijan. According to the Azeri tradition, any
    guest from the U. S. is received by the most high-ranked persons of
    the identical profession. Naturally, the Major General was received
    by the Azeri DM Safar Abiyev. The guest was shown the most important
    sight of Baku: a monument to the Azeri nation's outstanding chieftain
    Heydar Aliyev situated on the square bearing his name. Having put
    flowers to the legs of the bronze chieftain, the American General
    with those accompanying him drove along the avenue named after the
    father of the current President of Azerbaijan to the Republic MOD,
    where he participated in a splendid banquet with black caviar and
    Armenian cognac with the label "Khazar".

    According to the tradition, a guest of any rank in the course of a
    banquet in his honor must say a phrase, the point of which is that
    he inveighs (recognizes, protects, respects - the options depend on
    the guest's professional activity and the degree of his modesty and
    breeding) Azerbaijan's territorial integrity. The guest with shoulder
    straps and stripes did not surprise anyone with his modesty.

    In the course of the banquet the Oklahoma General, being deeply touched
    by the caviar with cognac and unusual total attention managed to utter
    what he has learnt: "the U. S. recognized and recognize Azerbaijan's
    territorial integrity". However, it was not enough for the brave
    General, so he went on swaggering. As if getting ready for the
    assault of the Afghan fortress of Tora Bora, behind the strong walls
    of which Usama Ben Laden's phantom is hiding, he resolutely exhaled:
    "within the frames of the USSR's era".

    Oh, General, oh, maladroit person, who remembers about the USSR's
    existence and has forgotten (or did not know) the map of the U. S.

    President Wilson. And yet it is said there are no former presidents
    in the U. S. Though Wilson - it was so long ago, in the first years
    of Azerbaijan's Sovietization, so the present generals could forget
    about it.

    The Azeri generals, by the way, turned to be more diplomatic than
    their colleague from abroad, who can feel comfortable everywhere.

    Having pretended that they know nothing about the Azeri Republic's
    refusal from the Azeri SSR's succession, they amicably applauded
    following their Minister.

    The Azeri MOD Press Service informed with unconcealed pride that the
    MOD Chief delivered an address, having noted the successful development
    of cooperation between Azerbaijan and NATO. "We highly appreciate
    the role the U. S. has played in the development of cooperation
    between Azerbaijan and NATO. The Subdivisions of Azerbaijan's Armed
    Forces actively participated in the peacemaking operations in Kosovo,
    Afghanistan and Iraq".

    Having paid tribute to decency and reminding the Oklahoma inhabitant
    of Azerbaijan's great contribution to the NATO peacemaking activity,
    Abiyev came to the point: "the Armenian - Azeri conflict has not been
    resolved yet, the activity of the OSCE Minsk group dealing with the
    conflict settlement cannot be considered satisfactory. We speak up for
    the conflict's settlement within the frames of the standards of the
    international right and on the basis of observance of the principle
    of Azerbaijan's territorial integrity. We also request that the
    Armenian troops should be immediately withdrawn from the occupied
    territories. The Armenian party adopts a destructive stand in the
    conflict's settlement and does not wish to take into consideration
    the current situation. Taking the above-mentioned into account,
    Azerbaijan has to undertake adequate measures".

    Abiyev did not verify who they "request" and who they have to
    "undertake adequate measures" against. However, his expansive speech
    made necessary impression: according to those present, without habitual
    encirclement of the brave corporals the Oklahoma General worried,
    not to say was afraid. What if the Minister has taken him as someone
    else? Though he is a Minister, he tried cognac as well.

    Worried Wyatt began to carefully remonstrate to his too zealous
    interlocutor, stating that all the conflicts must be settled by
    diplomatic way. "We are ready to help you in the issue", he said,
    "the U. S. highly estimate the Azerbaijan's efforts in the direction
    and we are ready to help you. We believe Azerbaijan will demonstrate
    its strong stand and will in the issue and at the negotiating table".

    Abiyev, who a bit cooled off the words and affirmations, also started
    affirming that personally he, Safar, was against any hostilities. In
    general, Azerbaijan, which denied Soviet heritage, is still devoted
    to the slogan "Peace to the world".

    I do not know what about the American uncle, but I believe in his
    words' sincerity. Safar Abiyev really speaks up for peace and arms
    race. First, arms race is the Azeri Minister's favorite and quite
    profitable business; second, it is easier, than to run around the
    world searching for his own deserters and others' disposable pilots.

    Finally, being a son of a benefactor father, I. Aliyev every year
    increases the Republic's military budget twice. It should be noted
    that Abiyev himself manages the state budget. According to the Azeri
    proverb, a dog will not run away from meat, while Abiyev has been
    brought up on the traditions of deep respect to the national wisdom of
    his tribe. Why should one wage war, if it's possible to buy armament
    in Ukraine, on the points of collection of black and colored metal, and
    then register it at the astronomic prices and put the difference in his
    own pocket? And yet, a war is a war. What if after a current failure
    one will have to lose his profitable post? For instance, the Karabakh
    war made a lot of Ministers tender their resignation. Some were even
    sent to jails. It should be noted that Abiyev is not Don Quixote.

    Levon MELIK-SHAHNAZARYAN
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