On heated debates between «patriots» and «agents»

It is notable that Azerbaijani disputers slip into insults when discussing actions of Russia and its military in Karabakh. The events are being put under «a microscope».

Protagonists of «Abkhazian-Ossetian model» propagated by our Georgian friends refer to Moscow’ intention to furnish Karabakh Armenians with Russian passports and thus tear the region off from Azerbaijan. It is not about transfer of Nagorno Karabakh to Armenia. To put it tentatively, the first group is «patriots».

As viewed by some «patriots», their opponents qualifying the stay of Russian peacekeepers in Azerbaijan as stabilizing and positive factor are none other than «Russian agents».

Note that some photographs are unacceptable by Azerbaijanis – Gen. Rustam Muradov’s in arms of «president» Araik Arutyunyan and a drunken rant of a Russian soldier welcoming Armenians’ return to Karabakh – are not typical for main purpose of the Russian peacekeepers.

In turn, «agents» urge «patriots» to recall a tacit approval by Russians of captivity and killing of Armenian terrorists after November 9, 2020 and installation of boundary stones in Kelbadjar and Zangezur that caused mood of panic in Armenia.

There is a strong emphasis on official site of Russian peacekeepers in Karabakh, especially an ever changing map of location of Russian posts. The latest misunderstanding took place on January 5 at a Russian Ministry of Defense official site. When reporting on mobile team of army medical officers to Karabakh, the region was titled as «Nagorno Karabakh Republic» unrecognized by Azerbaijan and worldwide. Two days later, following indignant articles and publications in Baku, site leaders corrected a technical error as writing that a medical aid was rendered to residents of Nagorno Karabakh of the Azerbaijan Republic.

Of interest is the facts that since recently the Russian specialists have got down to demining Agdam. First of all, they are busy with demining Armenian-populated regions of Karabakh which caused a serious discontent of Azerbaijanis. 

It has to be added that every day the thought-provoking information is tossed up to «agents» and «patriots», including rumors about a forthcoming meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian leaders in Moscow on January 11. Also, the meeting above will be preceded by a meeting of heads of national security services of the two countries.

It was reported that Nikol Pashinyan recognizes state borders and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, Karabakh included. This is so much the case that the parties might start establishing diplomatic relations. At any rate, in December Pashinyan accepted the need in demarcating the Armenian-Azerbaijan border after the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

It ought to be noted that a wordy warfare between Azerbaijani «patriots» and «agents» is characterized by ups and downs. An up came when an Azerbaijani Ambassador to Russia Polad Byul-Byul ogly declared on November 12, 2020 in Moscow that Baku was ready to grant a cultural autonomy to Armenians in Karabakh. The Ambassador was harshly criticized and abused left and right. However, «patriots» kept silent when on December 18 President I. Aliyev declared about his preparedness to grant «a certain level of self-government — municipal administration or cultural autonomy to Armenians of Nagorno Karabakh. At the same time, he told BBC news, the region remains to be an integral part of Azerbaijan.

«We have made no great progress in the negotiation process to specify a form of rule in the region. Our stance on the issue is that there is needed a certain level of self-government, for instance, a municipal government or cultural autonomy for Armenians. At any rate…, Nagorno Karabakh is an integral part of Azerbaijan. It remains to be a part of Azerbaijan as much as any other region», according to state «Azertaj» agency.

If that’s the case, who are «traitors» and what do «patriots» want from them? For information of disputers it is worth pointing out that prior to the war-2020 most people in Azerbaijan, including President, deemed it possible to grant the highest ever degree of autonomy to Armenians of Karabakh. President I. Aliyev has repeatedly declared about it with everybody’s tacit agreement. The said autonomy provided for performance of internal security bodies, police, autonomous economy and even its own symbols of power – flag and emblem. Baku remains to be responsible for foreign policy.

Virtual head of Armenian populated part of Karabakh V. Balasanyan is engaged in creating his own defense and law enforcement agencies. In so doing, Armenia is putting some distance from Karabakh Armenians, according to bloggers in Khankendi. As a matter of fact, we have received what we meant to have further to peace talks with Armenia.

It has to be kept in mind that Yerevan backed out of the talks and got it has been striving for: peace enforcement together with the loss of one third of former Nagorno Karabakh Autonomous Region. Azer was granted Shusha, territories of Gardut, Askeran and some parts in the north. As a whole, the point at issue is "high autonomy" Azerbaijanis dreamt of for 28 years. Why in the world are they displeased with what they have gained and a bonus into the bargain?