Степанакерт на следующей неделе откроет аэропорт.

Источники из самопровозглашенной Нагорно-Карабахской Республики в Степанакерте говорят, что аэропорт откроется на следующей неделе, и что авиакомпания Air Арцах будет совершать полеты в и из аэропорта. Армянские СМИ цитируют Дмитрия Адбашяна, главу Департамента гражданской авиации территориального образования, которые заявляет, что полеты начнутся в ближайшее время и что пропускная способность аэропорта будет до ста пассажиров в час.

Скорее всего от Азербайджана последует сильная реакция из-за открытия аэропорта. Азербайджан считает Нагорный Карабах частью своей национальной территории и настаивает на том, что открытие аэропорта должно быть согласовано с его правительством. Ответ, вероятно, будет дипломатическим и политическим, а не военным. Ранее звучали угрозы со стороны официальных лиц среднего уровня Азербайджана, о том что самолеты, выполняющие рейсы в и из Степанакерта будут сбиты, но позже эти заявления были отклонены более высокопоставленными правительственными чиновниками. Но нет никаких сомнений, что правительство Азербайджана будет раздражено этим шагом и примет некоторые ответные меры.

Из-за географического месторасположения между армянскими и азербайджанскими авиадиспетчерами после конфликта между двумя странами, который начался два десятилетия назад, продолжалось некоторое сотрудничество в том числе в сфере экстренных посадок. Но с увеличением воздушного движения, и параллельно с появлением более сложных систем противовоздушной обороны с обеих сторон, риск также возрастает.

Источник: commonspace.eu

Фото: Аэропорт Степанакерта (фото из архива)

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