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ISRAELI PARLIAMENT TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT RELATIONS WITH AZERBAIJAN WHEN CONSIDERING ISSUE ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
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Feb 7 2012
Azerbaijan
Not wanting to offend Turkey, the Parliament of Israel has never
recognized the controversial events related to the Armenians in the
Ottoman Empire in 1915, which Armenia describes as "genocide." Today,
Israel should not accept it because of relations with Azerbaijan,
conflictologist expert Tim Judah wrote in an article in the Jewish
Chronicle Online.
"After the worsening of relations between Israel and Turkey, the
Parliament Committee has publicly discussed the issue in December.
But, more than likely that Israel will consider this issue in the
context of the impact on relations with Azerbaijan when it comes to
making a final decision on this issue" Judah writes.
Armenia and the Armenian lobby claim that the predecessor of the
Turkey - Ottoman Empire had committed the 1915 genocide against the
Armenians living in Anadolu and have achieved recognition of the
"Armenian Genocide" by the parliaments of several countries.
Trade and economic cooperation between Israel and Azerbaijan is on the
rise due to deliveries of Azerbaijani oil and gas production supply
and the activity of Israeli companies in Azerbaijan, the Judah writes.
When the Soviet Union collapsed, Armenians started a brutal war
against Azerbaijan and Azerbaijanis, Judah said. Thousands of people
were killed and more than a million have fled their homes. Today,
however, Armenia is a poor country with a population of about three
million people, which declined sharply over the past 20 years, mainly
due to emigration.
The situation in Azerbaijan, which has been known as the country of
oil boom for more than a hundred years ago, is radically different,
Judah writes. Azerbaijan is on the rise again. GDP grew from $ 5.2
billion in 2000 to $ 51 billion in 2010. Azerbaijani Foreign Minister
Elmar Mammadyarov noted that Israel purchases 30 percent of required
oil from Azerbaijan.
It is not surprising that Israel consider Azerbaijan as a strategic
ally, Judah writes.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. -
are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
Trend
Feb 7 2012
Azerbaijan
Not wanting to offend Turkey, the Parliament of Israel has never
recognized the controversial events related to the Armenians in the
Ottoman Empire in 1915, which Armenia describes as "genocide." Today,
Israel should not accept it because of relations with Azerbaijan,
conflictologist expert Tim Judah wrote in an article in the Jewish
Chronicle Online.
"After the worsening of relations between Israel and Turkey, the
Parliament Committee has publicly discussed the issue in December.
But, more than likely that Israel will consider this issue in the
context of the impact on relations with Azerbaijan when it comes to
making a final decision on this issue" Judah writes.
Armenia and the Armenian lobby claim that the predecessor of the
Turkey - Ottoman Empire had committed the 1915 genocide against the
Armenians living in Anadolu and have achieved recognition of the
"Armenian Genocide" by the parliaments of several countries.
Trade and economic cooperation between Israel and Azerbaijan is on the
rise due to deliveries of Azerbaijani oil and gas production supply
and the activity of Israeli companies in Azerbaijan, the Judah writes.
When the Soviet Union collapsed, Armenians started a brutal war
against Azerbaijan and Azerbaijanis, Judah said. Thousands of people
were killed and more than a million have fled their homes. Today,
however, Armenia is a poor country with a population of about three
million people, which declined sharply over the past 20 years, mainly
due to emigration.
The situation in Azerbaijan, which has been known as the country of
oil boom for more than a hundred years ago, is radically different,
Judah writes. Azerbaijan is on the rise again. GDP grew from $ 5.2
billion in 2000 to $ 51 billion in 2010. Azerbaijani Foreign Minister
Elmar Mammadyarov noted that Israel purchases 30 percent of required
oil from Azerbaijan.
It is not surprising that Israel consider Azerbaijan as a strategic
ally, Judah writes.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. -
are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.