“Our place is not near Belarus …”
“Especially ordinary citizens of Azerbaijan social Many phone calls in support of Ukraine in the networks and we received messages. It reminds me of how ordinary Ukrainians supported Azerbaijan during the Second Karabakh War. At such a difficult time for our country Ukraine We express our deep gratitude to all Azerbaijanis who have shown solidarity with the people. ”
Ukrainian Ambassador to Baku Vladislav Kanevsky wrote these words on Twitter in a message of gratitude to the people of Azerbaijan. The diplomat then held a press conference on the situation in his country and noted that, Representative of Azerbaijan in the OSCE Ukraine expressed support for the state.
Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov is in Ukraine at a special meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council and He noted that the situation around him is a matter of serious concern. He said that, problem peace on the basis of sovereignty, territorial integrity, inviolability of borders, as well as indivisibility of security in the OSCE area and must be resolved diplomatically.
Aide to the President on International Affairs Hikmet Hajiyev also commented on the situation in Ukraine politicalthrough diplomatic means and He called for a solution based on dialogue and a ceasefire. He said that, norm of international law and principles, sovereignty of states and territorial integrity must be guided.
Recall that, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on February 6 Ukraine in a letter to President Volodymyr Zelensky on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations with that, Azerbaijan and Ukraine supports each other’s territorial integrity, adhering to the principle of inviolability of its internationally recognized borders. Before that, Januaryon the 14th president Ilham Aliyev paid an official visit to Ukraine.
Two days before the war Moscow With Azerbaijan Russia presidents snowmutual assistance and signed a declaration of alliance.
After that, Europe The Committee of Ministers of the Council has put to a vote the suspension of Russia’s membership. Azerbaijan did not participate in the vote.
On February 25, Azerbaijan sent a large amount of humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Besides, SOCAR Ukraine has announced that it will distribute fuel free of charge to humanitarian vehicles.
Of Azerbaijan Russia– Is its position in the Ukrainian war enough, what else could official Baku do?
Political scientist Zardusht Alizade told Pressklub.az that, Azerbaijan has taken a fairly good position: “We can do nothing more. Diplomatically to the territorial integrity of Ukraine and We have expressed our support for sovereignty. What else should we do, we should not send an army ?! ”
The political scientist added that, Azerbaijan to the Ukrainian state and has always supported the people: “When necessary, we gave money and oil, and we can do so much”.
Political scientist Arastun Orujlu told Pressklub.az that, Russia– There are two positions in the Azerbaijani society regarding the Ukrainian war: one is the position of the society and the other is the position of the government. According to him according to The majority of society belongs to the Ukrainian state and is with the people, but the position of the government is not around:
“It simply came to our notice then that, They are afraid of Russia. But we must not forget it that, During the 44-day war, the Ukrainian state defended us, and some CIS countries, including Russia, supported Armenia. From this point of view, it is not clear to me that official Baku does not take a position on the aggression against Ukraine. Besides, what was the need to sign the Moscow Declaration on the day Russia recognized the so-called regimes created in Ukraine as a state? Many clauses in the Shusha Declaration, which reflect our alliance with Turkey, are also in the document signed with Russia. It is possible that the Moscow Declaration will remain on paper and will not be ratified. But Russia has this document the law will put serious pressure on Azerbaijan to become
A. Orujlu emphasizes that, The Moscow Declaration, in general, defines the place of Azerbaijan in the issue of Ukraine: “It simply came to our notice then that, Azerbaijan is currently one of Russia’s two allies. We are on a par with Belarus. I do not think so that, our place is Russia and It is next to Belarus. Azerbaijan is at least diplomatic with Ukraine, political had to support. He had to report that, It will never recognize the so-called regimes created in Ukraine. At least to him according to that, we ourselves have faced such a problem. No one can guarantee that, Russia will not repeat those actions in Karabakh. Some pro-government experts cite that, If Azerbaijan did not sign the Moscow Declaration, its security could be threatened, it could recognize the separatists in Karabakh and s. Russia is already doing what it knows about Karabakh. These arguments have no basis. Today, the Russian army has made some progress in Ukraine and seized territory and s. But after a while we will be horrified when we learn of their losses. In other words, there is no need to be afraid of Russia, and the myth created by it is being dispelled. She according to It was also necessary not to sign the proposed Moscow Declaration. We could also point to the Shusha Declaration we signed with Turkey as a basis. ”.
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