Lachin’s trap |
Mini at the entrance of Lachin corridor customs-a checkpoint will be installed. About this in Karabakh Russia military contingent commander, general Volkov made a statement. he Azerbaijan that they have reached an appropriate agreement with the party” said, adding that until this time “because they don’t have the technical means” There were no opportunities to check the cargo more carefully when passing through the corridor.
News Azerbaijan there are several reasons why it did not cause an unambiguous reaction in society. A lot of questions arise, and the answer to most of those questions is within itself.
First, “we have agreed to set up…” Who is the mission to install in the sentence? Russia do the military install a checkpoint at their post that they will only control? If not Azerbaijan legal that provides passage to the territory of the state customs– are we talking about the checkpoint? When Volkov says “we”, do you mean only themselves, or Azerbaijan and Russia does it mean its representatives jointly?
Secondlyfrom the end of the 44-day war and Russia military two years have passed since the contingent arrived in the area. Are we really supposed to believe that in these two years, Russia wanted to install such a post at the crossing, but did not have the technical means to do so? After all, if Russia needed it, how hard would it be to bring a scanner there? Doesn’t it turn out that this “agreement” was provided mostly by the desire of the Azerbaijani side? It should also be taken into account that during the post-war period, arms and ammunition, as Volkov said, “forbidden goods” were transported to Karabakh through the corridor, some Armenia and officials of other countries had objections from official Baku to come and go whenever they wanted. The last such fact was that mines produced in Armenia in 2021 were found in the area last month and presented to the Russian military. It seems that these and other similar facts were finally enough to convince the Russian military that they are not the only ones to have a say in the area.
Thirdly, it is noteworthy that this statement of Volkov coincided immediately after the information spread in the media about 14 saboteurs who came to Khankendi from Iran. Of that event Baku There is no information about how it was discussed in the diplomatic contacts between Moscow and Moscow.
Now let’s look at the chronicle:
– On November 24, saboteurs entered the area;
– President of Azerbaijan on November 26 Ilham Aliyev He spoke with the President of Russia by phone;
– On December 4 Azerbaijan Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov went on a business trip to Russia, met with his colleague Sergey Lavrov, and a memorandum of understanding on consultations between the two countries was signed (the substance of the document is the subject of a separate analysis);
– On December 5 President Ilham Aliyev He received the assistant of the President of Russia Igor Levitin (the conversation was about relations with Armenia, the opening of transport and communication lines in the region and the Zangezur corridor, that is, on the subject);
– On December 6 President Ilham Aliyev The head of the Republic of Dagestan received Sergey Malikov.
There were so many intensive contacts in the area for ten days and in these contacts Karabakh, it would be absurd not to talk about the Lachin corridor and the Armenian armed forces in the area. Volkov announced “mini customs station” is the result of those contacts, most likely. In any case, even discussing the existence of such a post at the entrance to the corridor of Lachin creates an interesting situation. This post, or the discussion about it, can become a trap. If we are careful, others will fall there.
Yes, practically Azerbaijan time will tell how he can use this opportunity. But the fact is that Russia had to revise the borderless movement protocol in the region for two years. Now, even though it is formal, they will have to check those who come and go, and the responsibility becomes official according to the result. I agree that it is too early to be happy. But it is our right to expect it and let’s hope that it will come true in time.
It is true that there are such customs points in many places in our country, many of us, sometimes even the state, did not know what was going on there for years. But after all, one day, decades later, when the “famous day” arrives, responsible institutions and people are found to cling to the collar, to blame, to demand an explanation! With support imprisonment they do and judge. None of them protest can’t do it. We may not know for a while what was passed through the scanner that will be installed in the corridor of Lachin, but one day, when some evidence of what Volkov called “illegal cargo” is found on the Shusha road, in another area of Karabakh, it will be revealed that this is no longer the “self-activity of Armenians”, but the activity of those controlling the scanner. If we have the power to cling, we will recognize the collar. Even if we don’t have the power, we will always have the right…
In general, in the post-war period Azerbaijan From time to time, there were reports that the Lachin Corridor strategy envisages a customs-crossing format. This issue became even more urgent when the issue of the “third corridor” appeared in the memorandum of intent signed with Iran. It seems that the post to be installed at the entrance of Lachin Corridor can play an important starting role for that strategy.
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