From: farid@mem.odu.edu (F. H. Miandoab)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.turkish
Subject: -->>> News - Azerbaijan <<<--
Date: 13 Oct 1992 22:42:34 -0500
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    NEW STAGE IN THE AZERI-RUSSIAN RELATIONSHIP

    BAKU (12 OCTOBER) TURAN: Today, at 16:00 /moscow time/, the
russian and azeri sides signed a treaty on cooperation and
security between the two states.
    Azeri ambassador to moscow, hikmet haji-zade, appraised
highly the significance of the treaty. The ambassador believes
the treaty will bring the azeri-russian relations to a new
stage.
    Hadji-zade says, signing of the treaty should be
considered as a real success of the foreign policy of the azeri
diplomats.
    After the ceremony of signing of the treaty with the
plenipotentiary delegations of both states attending the
ceremony, the azeri and russian presidents started the
one-to-one talks.  As the turan correspondent informs from
moscow, the wide range of the questions that are to be discussed
by the presidents includes the karabakh question too. It is
possible, that the russian side will put forward new political
overtures.--0--


 MEETINGS WERE FRUITFUL

   BAKU (12 OCTOBER) TURAN: First deputy premier, abbas abbasov,
who participated in the beshkek summit of commonwealth heads,
classifies the outcome of the bilateral talks of the azeri
representatives with the officials of the cis states as very
fruitful.
    During the talks and consultations, the azeri side stressed
that azerbaijan regarded development and broadening of mutually
advantageous bilateral economic and political relations to be
the most fruitful and optimum way of cooperation.  Arrangements
were made for signing intergovernmental bilateral
economic agreements among azerbaijan and kazakhstan, kirgizstan
and uzbekistan. The premier of moldova sangeli gave his
consent to visit baku in near future to hold negotiations on
trade-economic cooperation.--0--


   WHO CAN FLY TO NAKHICHEVAN ?

   BAKU (12 OCTOBER) TURAN: Under the order of the azeri cabinet
of ministers, the state aircompany of "azal" has suspended
transportation of some groups of passengers, wishing to leave
for the autonomous republic of nakhichevan.
   This step has been taken due to the failure of the state
airlines, that remain practically the only one transport means
linking azerbaijan to the blocked republic, to lift all those
who so desire to get at nakhichevan. Only the citizens of
nakhichevan, natives of the republic and their families,
foreigners with visa and the tourist groups, arranged by the
nakhichevani tourist bureau have the right to fly by the
baku-nakhichevan-baku and gyanja-baku-gyanja airlines.--0--


NO SIGNS OF STABILIZATION TO BE EXPECTED IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH

   BAKU (12 OCTOBER) TURAN: The overall picture in the azeri
frontier regions of lachin, gubatli and kelbajar remains very
complicated.
   Armenian air force, again violating the azeri air space
yesterday evening, dealt a rocket-bombing blow to the azeri
military positions and a number of settlements in this
region. There are reports on killed and injured among the azeri
soldiers and civilians. The villages suffered much destructions.
   The press-center of the azeri defence ministry reports that
the kubatli group of the azeri army has launched a
counter-attack yesterday and recaptured the villages of
gushular, gyulyabirt, syafian, ashagi and yukhari ferejan from
armenian hands. Azeri forces seized a t-72 tank and two bmp-s.
   After three days of fierce combats raging in the region of
fizuli, azeri sub-units managed to halt the advance of the
armenian expeditionary corps and throw the enemy back of the
azeri villages. Azeri forces managed to destroy 6 armenian
tanks, 3 bmp-s, 4 pieces of ordnance and 2 "grad"-rocket
installations. Azeri side lost a bmp and one piece of ordnance.
   Azeri national security ministry reports on armenian
arms pouring in from armenia to nagorno-karabakh.
   It appears that, despite the russian efforts to mediate
peace in the region, no signs of stabilization should be
expected in near future.--0--


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