The war is over; but why are the battles going on again?

Baku/17.11.21/Turan: According to the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan, on November 16, during the hostilities that began on the state border, as a result of provocations by Armenia, 7 soldiers of the Azerbaijani army were killed and 10 wounded.

Fighting on the Azerbaijani-Armenian border has been suspended since last night with the mediation of Russia. The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu called Azerbaijani Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov and discussed with him the possibility of suspending hostilities. Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar also called Hasanov and expressed his full support for Azerbaijan.

In turn, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken made a statement. He expressed "deep concern" over reports of intense fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan. “We call on both sides to take immediate concrete steps to reduce tensions and prevent further escalation. We also call on the parties to work directly and constructively to resolve all outstanding issues, including border demarcation,” the statement said.

What caused the tension on the border between the two countries this time? If the war is over, why are there tensions and losses again?

Political observer Zardusht Alizade answered these and other questions in the "Difficult Question" program.

According to him, the war is really over, but there is no effective, legal document on its end. The document signed on October 9 last year is a Statement. In it, certain obligations are stipulated. Armenia signed this document on the eve of total defeat. Now, as it seems to the leadership of this country, the situation has changed somewhat, it is not so difficult, and therefore, Armenia does not want to fulfill its obligations. Although these obligations are not so heavy, and if you look at it, they even benefit the Armenian people.

The political scientist recalled that from the very beginning of the conflict, Armenia found itself in a partial blockade. “Armenia has four neighbors, with two of them the borders are closed. If these borders are opened, it will naturally benefit Armenia, its economy, workers, entrepreneurs. "

In his opinion, if Armenia is worried about its own security, then it should also think about the security of its neighbors. Because, security cannot be ensured unilaterally.

“It should be about the collective security system of the South Caucasus as a whole. And delimitation is one of the elements of this system," he said, adding that the statements that are heard from Yerevan that they say" we are ready for delimitation, but we do not recognize the belonging of the Armenian-populated part of Azerbaijan to Karabakh - this is utter absurdity. " Actually, delimitation is carried out in order to avoid territorial disputes. But the Armenians do not accept this,” Alizade said.

In his opinion, this is due to the fact that for 120-130 years the patrons of the Armenians have poisoned their consciousness. Moreover, so much so that Prime Minister Pashinyan, who received 75% of the vote in the elections, the remaining 25% are constantly threatened with a coup.

“Despite the fact that the Kremlin strongly recommends to him to fulfill the conditions of the Statement, he is afraid to do so. He fears both radicals in Armenia and their foreign patrons,” Alizade said. –0—