Sattar Mohbaliyev: The arrival of Russian peacekeepers in the region is in the interests of Azerbaijan
13 Nov 2020
The Patriotic War waged by Azerbaijan for its territorial integrity ended with the historic victory of our people. November 10 was written in the history of our people as the day of victory.
The territorial integrity of our country was ensured, and
the successful counter-offensive operations carried out by the Azerbaijani Army
resulted in the full capitulation of the occupying Armenia. According to the
signed trilateral statement, a peacekeeping center will be established in the
region to increase the effectiveness of monitoring the compliance of the
conflicting parties with the agreements. Turkish and Russian servicemen will
work together in this center as a guarantor of peace.
It should be noted that both countries are friendly and
neighboring countries for us, and the establishment of such a center with their
participation is of great importance. First of all, the establishment of this
center eliminates the attempts of other forces to side with the region. Turkey,
along with Russia, will play a key role in the official settlement of the
conflict and monitoring the ceasefire. That is, Turkey and Russia will jointly
participate in the format of future cooperation in the region.
Unfortunately, today some forces are trying to mislead
public opinion by making biased and completely untrue statements about the
arrival of Russian peacekeepers in the region on social media. Thus, some are
trying to present the deployment of peacekeeping forces in our country as the
establishment of a Russian military base. Of course, this is a completely wrong
and baseless claim. It is only a matter of a limited number of servicemen
carrying out peacekeeping missions. In addition, as I said earlier, the newly
established peacekeeping center will include Turkish servicemen in the region.
Also, during the discussion of the peacekeeping issue, it
is important to note that Russia has fully maintained its neutrality during the
counter-offensive operations in Azerbaijan. Even serious attempts by the
powerful Armenian lobby and pro-Armenian media outlets to engage Russia in
active military operations have failed.
It can be concluded that those who oppose the
deployment of Russian peacekeepers in the region, including the National
Council, actually have a completely different goal. It is clear that the
purpose of these forces is to overshadow our victory, which was achieved thanks
to the selflessness and bravery of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, Mr. Ilham
Aliyev, and the Glorious Azerbaijani Army. However, this is not possible. The
people of Azerbaijan are together with their President, and this unity will
continue to lead us to new victories and historic victories with confidence!
