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BAKU TRYING TO USE ARMENIAN CAPTIVES FOR ITS PROPAGANDA - EXPERT
YEREVAN, March 25. /ARKA/. Baku is trying to profit from discussions
on Armenian citizens found in the territory of Azerbaijan, and is
interested in replication of its propaganda in Armenian mass media,
political analyst Mikael Yalanuzyan said in commenting the recent
incident with the Karabakh serviceman.
A contract serviceman of Karabakh army of defense, 24-year old Andranik
Grigoryan left his weapon, deserted and crossed into Azerbaijan at
about 13:50 on Sunday March 22, the press office of Nagorno-Karabakh
ministry of defense reported. Azerbaijani mass media disseminated a
video of Grigoryan on Monday.
During the last years, whenever an Armenian soldier or civilian
was found in the territory of Azerbaijan, irrespective of the
circumstances, Baku's aim was to manipulate and use it for propaganda
purposes, Yalanuzyan said, as cited by Novosti-Armenia.
The analyst said Baku is also interested in having its propaganda
replicated by Armenian mass media as much as possible because it
targets the Armenian audience.
Hence, the expert said, the mass media should behave in a more reserved
way and be guided only by facts.
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict erupted into armed clashes after the
collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s as the predominantly
Armenian-populated enclave of Azerbaijan sought to secede from
Azerbaijan and declared its independence backed by succeeding
referendum. A truce was brokered by Russia in 1994, although no
permanent peace agreement has been signed.
Since then, Nagorno-Karabakh and several adjacent regions have been
under the control of Armenian forces of Karabakh. Nagorno-Karabakh
is the longest-running post-Soviet era conflict and has continued
to simmer despite the relative peace of the past two decades, with
snipers causing tens of deaths a year. -0--
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YEREVAN, March 25. /ARKA/. Baku is trying to profit from discussions
on Armenian citizens found in the territory of Azerbaijan, and is
interested in replication of its propaganda in Armenian mass media,
political analyst Mikael Yalanuzyan said in commenting the recent
incident with the Karabakh serviceman.
A contract serviceman of Karabakh army of defense, 24-year old Andranik
Grigoryan left his weapon, deserted and crossed into Azerbaijan at
about 13:50 on Sunday March 22, the press office of Nagorno-Karabakh
ministry of defense reported. Azerbaijani mass media disseminated a
video of Grigoryan on Monday.
During the last years, whenever an Armenian soldier or civilian
was found in the territory of Azerbaijan, irrespective of the
circumstances, Baku's aim was to manipulate and use it for propaganda
purposes, Yalanuzyan said, as cited by Novosti-Armenia.
The analyst said Baku is also interested in having its propaganda
replicated by Armenian mass media as much as possible because it
targets the Armenian audience.
Hence, the expert said, the mass media should behave in a more reserved
way and be guided only by facts.
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict erupted into armed clashes after the
collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s as the predominantly
Armenian-populated enclave of Azerbaijan sought to secede from
Azerbaijan and declared its independence backed by succeeding
referendum. A truce was brokered by Russia in 1994, although no
permanent peace agreement has been signed.
Since then, Nagorno-Karabakh and several adjacent regions have been
under the control of Armenian forces of Karabakh. Nagorno-Karabakh
is the longest-running post-Soviet era conflict and has continued
to simmer despite the relative peace of the past two decades, with
snipers causing tens of deaths a year. -0--
http://arka.am/en/news/politics/baku_trying_to_use_armenian_captives_for_its_propa ganda_expert/#sthash.k0wBmRF4.dpuf