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AzerNews, Azerbaijan
Feb 6 2014
Azerbaijani, Turkish volunteers ready to fight against Armenia in case of war
6 February 2014, 18:40 (GMT+04:00)
By Jamila Babayeva
Dozens of volunteers appealed to the Azerbaijani Armed Forces
expressing desire to fight against Armenia as part of the Azerbaijani
army after the aggravation of the situation on the contact line of
Azerbaijani and Armenian troops in recent days.
Those who appealed include persons who passed military service, got
higher education, as well as persons under 18 and elderly people.
The appeals indicate willingness to become volunteers in the case of
war. Alongside with Azerbaijanis, citizens of foreign countries,
including Turkey are also among the appealed persons, who also
expressed their willingness to become volunteers in the case of war.
Gratitude was expressed to all the appealed persons and it was
stressed that there is no necessity yet, as Azerbaijan has a strong
army that is able to restore the country's territorial integrity.
The situation remains tense on the contact line of Azerbaijani and
Armenian troops. Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported that the number
of truce violations and intensity of shootings have increased in
recent days. Thus, the ceasefire was violated 2,000 times from January
21 until now. In all cases, the shooting was countered by return fire.
The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs expressed their deep concern over
continued violence in the region, according to the organization's
statement on the results of the Paris meeting between Azerbaijani
Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and Armenian Foreign Minister
Edward Nalbandian.
The co-chairs stressed that recent incidents undermine negotiations
and diminish the prospects for peace.
In addition, U.S. State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf said
at a press briefing on January 24 that the use of force will not
resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Armenia occupied over 20 percent of Azerbaijan's internationally
recognized territory, including Nagorno-Karabakh and seven adjacent
regions, after laying territorial claims against its South Caucasus
neighbor that caused a brutal war in the early 1990s.
The UN Security Council's four resolutions on Armenian withdrawal have
not been enforced to this day.
Peace talks, mediated by Russia, France and the US and the OSCE Minsk
Group are underway on the basis of a peaceful outline -called Madrid
Principle -proposed by the Minsk Group co-chairs. The negotiations
have been largely fruitless so far.
http://www.azernews.az/azerbaijan/64145.html
Feb 6 2014
Azerbaijani, Turkish volunteers ready to fight against Armenia in case of war
6 February 2014, 18:40 (GMT+04:00)
By Jamila Babayeva
Dozens of volunteers appealed to the Azerbaijani Armed Forces
expressing desire to fight against Armenia as part of the Azerbaijani
army after the aggravation of the situation on the contact line of
Azerbaijani and Armenian troops in recent days.
Those who appealed include persons who passed military service, got
higher education, as well as persons under 18 and elderly people.
The appeals indicate willingness to become volunteers in the case of
war. Alongside with Azerbaijanis, citizens of foreign countries,
including Turkey are also among the appealed persons, who also
expressed their willingness to become volunteers in the case of war.
Gratitude was expressed to all the appealed persons and it was
stressed that there is no necessity yet, as Azerbaijan has a strong
army that is able to restore the country's territorial integrity.
The situation remains tense on the contact line of Azerbaijani and
Armenian troops. Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported that the number
of truce violations and intensity of shootings have increased in
recent days. Thus, the ceasefire was violated 2,000 times from January
21 until now. In all cases, the shooting was countered by return fire.
The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs expressed their deep concern over
continued violence in the region, according to the organization's
statement on the results of the Paris meeting between Azerbaijani
Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and Armenian Foreign Minister
Edward Nalbandian.
The co-chairs stressed that recent incidents undermine negotiations
and diminish the prospects for peace.
In addition, U.S. State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf said
at a press briefing on January 24 that the use of force will not
resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Armenia occupied over 20 percent of Azerbaijan's internationally
recognized territory, including Nagorno-Karabakh and seven adjacent
regions, after laying territorial claims against its South Caucasus
neighbor that caused a brutal war in the early 1990s.
The UN Security Council's four resolutions on Armenian withdrawal have
not been enforced to this day.
Peace talks, mediated by Russia, France and the US and the OSCE Minsk
Group are underway on the basis of a peaceful outline -called Madrid
Principle -proposed by the Minsk Group co-chairs. The negotiations
have been largely fruitless so far.
http://www.azernews.az/azerbaijan/64145.html