Эксперт: Азербайджан боится стать плацдармом для ударов по Ирану и пытается дистанцироваться от Запада

Азербайджан боится стать плацдармом для ударов по Ирану и пытается дистанцироваться от Запада. Такое мнение 18 октября на пресс-конференции в Ереване выразил азербайджановед Саркис Асатрян.

"Азербайджан сегодня рассматривается как один из плацдармов для Запада и Израиля на случай их возможной операции против Ирана. Но Баку прекрасно понимает, что ИРИ в состоянии нанести серьезный удар по Азербайджану, и пытается в определенной мере дистанцироваться от Запада, понимая всю рискованность своего положения. Возможно, именно этим страхом обусловлены недавние критические заявления президента АР Ильхама Алиева в адрес нефтедобывающей компании British Petroleum", - заявил Асатрян.

По его словам, нападки Алиева на британскую компанию можно также связать с попыткой скрыть те суммы, которые были растрачены его администрацией, и при раскрытии которых, могут возникнуть серьезные волнения в обществе республики. По его словам это также может быть связано с сокращением запасов нефти в АР.

"Как известно Азербайджан является одним из крупнейших нефтедобывающих стран, откуда на протяжении 100 лет интенсивно выкачивается нефть, и некоторые эксперты заявляют, что азербайджанских запасов нефти хватит максимум на 20 лет. Естественно BP не может добывать нефть в таких количествах, в каких того требует Алиев, о чем компания уже не раз заявляла", - заявил эксперт.

По словам Асатряна, снижение количества нефтедобычи может привести к социальному взрыву в соседней республике, и как следствие, Баку потеряет один из своих серьезных козырей во внешнеполитическом фронте, и несомненно такое ослабление Азербайджана сыграет на руку Армении.
Напомним, что президент Азербайджана Ильхам Алиев на заседании правительства 10 октября обвинил международный консорциум во главе с британской компанией BP в резком снижении добычи нефти на контрактных месторождениях "Азери" и "Чираг" на шельфе Каспия. Алиев подчеркнул, что консорциум не выполняет своих обещаний по объемам добычи, в результате чего Азербайджан недополучил доходов в размере 8,1 млрд долларов. Алиев напомнил консорциуму компании BP, что Баку всегда поддерживал деятельность компании и ныне ждет адекватного отношения.

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