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Incident
between Azerbaijan and Iranian ships, occurred in Caspian Sea on July 23, and
gave rise to problem still causing interest. For Azerbaijani press, it is topic
No. 1 for today. The Iranian journalists also pay significant attention to this
question, and not without special aplomb. Easier to say, that attacks on
Azerbaijan in the Iranian press are proceeding. So, Tehran newspaper "Keihan",
marking " non-constructiveness " of official Baku, thus also accuses
USA of an attack on a prohibited zone in Caspian Sea, and also of protection
extended to Azerbaijan.
Ex-minister
of Foreign Affairs, nowadays adviser to Hamnei on international relations, Ali
Akbar Vilayati, throwing the next stone in Azerbaijan kitchen garden and without
that " filled up with building materials ", declared, that actions of
Azerbaijan are directed to bring NATO in the Caspian region. It is natural, that
this intention in Tehran is not welcomed. The ultimatum was sent by имам
Ardebilya Hujjatul Islam Hasan Amili, who during traditional Friday prayers
declared, that in case of occurrence of crisis in Caspian sea and arrival
thereof in region of foreign forces the greatest losses will be incurred by
Azerbaijan.
In
addition to it, according to some information, the Iranian clerics have received
from council Imams, located in residences of Hamenai, the instruction to issue
statements against Azerbaijan at the time of Friday prayers. As an example of
the anti-Azerbaijan propagation also serves special half-hour program "Sahar"
("Morning" of the Iranian state TV in Azerbaijani language.
The
Program is broadcasted in meter band in significant part of Azerbaijan,
including Absheronsky peninsula, and starts transmission at 19 o’clock. All
credits of the program are written in Cyrillic, and it is characterized by
aggressive propagation. As an example of it can serve yesterday's program, which
abounded statements of anti-Azerbaijan character.
So, some minutes were devoted to importance of transport corridor "south -
north".
Narrator
informed, that due to realization of this project Azerbaijan could receive
" the shortest way " for export of goods to European markets. However
whereas authorities of Azerbaijan are under " political pressure of USA and
Zionist circles ", Baku has not answered the request of Iran and Russia for
realization of the project. According to narrator, Baku is declined to project
TRACECA or " Great silk way ", which is lobbied by USA that " to
adhere former Soviet republics to itself ".
Concerning
the petroleum topic, Narrator declared, that these riches belong to people and
it is impossible to assign these to Western companies. Thus he added, that
Azerbaijan could develop riches together with Iran. In the program, policy of
Baku in connection with its decision on introduction of Latin script since
August 1 was subjected to criticism as well. Narrator again emphasized, that
this initiative proceeds from USA and Zionist circles...
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03.08.2001
