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Ankara Says Armenia Will ‘Definitely Pay’ As Baku Vows Attack on Nuclear Plant

by Asbarez Staff
July 16, 2020
in Armenia, Artsakh, Featured Story, Latest, News, Top Stories
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Armenia's Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant
Armenia’s Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant

The Turkey-Azerbaijan axis was in full gear on Thursday with Ankara saying Armenian will “definitely pay” for what it called consequences of attacks against Azerbaijan, while Baku, having suffered major combat losses in the past three days vowed to attack the Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant near Yerevan.

Turkey’s Defense Minister Hulusi Akar in talks with Azerbaijan’s Deputy Defense Minister Ramiz Tahirov Thursday said that Turkey will “avenge” Azerbaijani killed during four days of fighting resulting from Azerbaijan’s brazen attack on military and civilian targets in Armenia’s Tavush Province.

“The pain of the Azerbaijani Turk is our pain. We want you to know that any kind of difficulties that you feel there [in Azerbaijan] are felt here [in Turkey] very deeply. The blood of our Azerbaijani brothers will not remain unavenged,” Akar added.

According Azerbaijani Defense Ministry sources 11 Azerbaijani died during clashes this week. This number does not include the “massive losses” reportedly suffered by Azerbaijan during its attack on Armenian posts on Thursday.

Akar told Tahirov that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey was closely monitoring the developments and was in constant contact with his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev.

Armenia’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday said, “Turkey is a security threat for Armenia and the region, and broad regional and international cooperation is needed to counter it.’’

The foreign ministry condemned Ankara for inserting itself into regional conflicts saying that Turkey’s unconditional support for Azerbaijan “exhibit its regional ambitions toward the South Caucasus, which the Turkish President and other officials attempt to justify by referring to Turkey’s  ‘historic mission’ in the region.”

“By invoking its ‘historical mission’ and ethnic or religious affiliations, Turkey has already destabilized the situation in a number of neighboring regions: the Middle East, Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa causing immeasurable sufferings to the peoples of those regions,” said official Yerevan, adding the Turkey has built its policy in the region by denying the Armenian Genocide with impunity.

“Turkey’s provocative and biased stance seriously undermines the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and proves that Turkey can not be involved in any international processes related to the conflict, first and foremost within the OSCE framework,” said Armenia’s Foreign Ministry.

At the same time, Azerbaijan threatened on Thursday to launch missile attacks on Armenia’s Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant.

“The Armenian side must not forget that state-of-the-art missile systems of our army allow us to strike the Metsamor nuclear plant with precision, which could lead to a great catastrophe for Armenia,” said Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry spokesperson Vagif Dargahli.

Armenia’s Foreign Ministry said threatening to attack the nuclear plant “is indicative of the level of desperation and the crisis of the mind of the political-military leadership of Azerbaijan.”

The foreign ministry said that Azerbaijan’s defense ministry threats violated countless international laws and protocols, adding that such threats “are an explicit demonstration of state terrorism and genocidal intent of Azerbaijan.”

Calling Baku’s actions “a menace to all the people of the region, including its own population.”

“We strongly condemn the nuclear threats voiced by Azerbaijan, which demonstrate absolute absence of responsibility and sound judgement from this particular member of the international community,” explained Armenia’s foreign ministry.

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Comments 13

  1. Edward Demiraiakian p says:
    2 years ago

    The nuclear power plant is very well constructed and very thick. Much thicker than the oil pipeline.

    Reply
  2. joe says:
    2 years ago

    Be prepared to destroy anything everything Turkish… Something is brewing. It seems Turkey is adventuresome lately. Its because their economy is garbage. What worries me is what Russia will do, or more likely, not do. Nothing.. the CSTO is a joke. A bunch of Asian Mongol Turkish Muslim nations with a few despots of Putin and Lukashenko. Useless.

    BE PREPARED AT ALL TIMES. TRUST NO ONE. JUST OURSELVES!

    Reply
  3. Talin1915 says:
    2 years ago

    And what exactly is the response of Armenia’s “ally”, Russia?

    Reply
    • Gevorg says:
      2 years ago

      Russia is ally? I did not know that!

      Reply
  4. GB says:
    2 years ago

    Axerbaijani Sultan screws his own people this is what he created a collapsed, out of control, suicidal, Mongolian regime!

    Reply
  5. ara says:
    2 years ago

    Turkey and t he azeri leaders- same pile of skunk poop- let them even try- they will wish they were dead quicker than later

    Reply
  6. Raffi says:
    2 years ago

    If Russia wants to stop Turkey before he becomes a menace of it’s existence, Now is the time for Russia to nuke Ankara before it’s too late.

    Reply
    • Gevorg says:
      2 years ago

      Russian can’t handle NATO. Russian oil and gas business is dead. People in Russia are on the verge of widespread riots. Turks think that there has never been a better time to attack Armenia. Armenian has only one ally, it’s own Army.

      Reply
      • Raffi says:
        2 years ago

        @Gevorg: you are brainwashed by the western propaganda, without Russia there wouldn’t be any Armenia today, Russia 20 years ago was almost like Afghanistan, however today Russia came back as superpower in less than 20 years, and as for your claims that oil and gas is dead, Russia’s Government Debt to GDP is expected to reach 17.20 percent by the end of 2020, while Government Debt to GDP in the United States is expected to reach 120.00 percent by the end of 2020,

        Reply
  7. Suren says:
    2 years ago

    threaten the pipeline

    Reply
  8. Mihail Morgikian says:
    2 years ago

    The Russians gifted Turkey with tree Armenian Counties, and they supposed to stop now any conflict by Azerbaijan and Turkey, it is hard to understand the alliance complicity of Russia and Turkey.
    The business is more important than honesty.

    Reply
  9. Gevorg says:
    2 years ago

    What’s disappointing that leaders of EU and US do not condemn aggressor. Instead they calm both sides like they are equally at fault. That puts some responsibility for these attacks on them, in my opinion. You can’t blame the victim for protecting himself after aggression has been done. These attacks would never take place if aggressor would know that it would be properly condemned.

    Reply
  10. Gevorg says:
    2 years ago

    If US and EU leaders do not condemn this rhetoric, that means they are supporting it.

    Reply

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