The New-York Times: Преклонившись перед памятником Гейдара Алиева, посол США в Азербайджане послал миру два неверных месседжа

Помимо того, что экстрадиция, помилование и героизация азербайджанского убийцы Рамиля Сафарова, зарубившего топором армянского офицера Гургена Маркаряна в Будапеште в рамках учений НАТО, противоречит любым правовым нормам, этот инцидент содержит в себе еще более опасный месседж, адресованный всему миру - месседж о том, что руководство Азербайджана считает приемлемым убийство армян. Об этом пишет газета "The New-York Times", касаясь ситуации, сложившейся вокруг экстрадиции и помилования азербайджанского убийцы.

Газета считает, что обида поражения Азербайджана в 1992-94 годах от армянской стороны настолько глубока, что убийство армянина для Баку является простительным. Однако, отмечает источник, после инцидента с помилованием и героизацией азербайджанского убийцы очень сложно заставить карабахский народ смирится с идеей о том, что одним из вариантов решения судьбы <их спорной территории> может быть ее возвращение в состав Азербайджана в каком-либо статусе. <Этот один единственный  инцидент может свести на нет терпеливые усилия дипломатов в направлении создания атмосферы толерантности между сторонами карабахского конфликта, без которой невозможно мирное урегулирование проблемы >,- говорится в статье.

Далее издание в связи с ситуацией, сложившейся вокруг помилования и экстрадиции азербайджанского убийцы, обращает внимание на еще один факт - посещение новым послом США Ричардом Морнингстаром памятника бывшего президента Азербайджана Гейдара Алиева - отца нынешнего лидера этой страны Ильхама Алиева. <Несмотря на то, что посещение этого памятника является стандартным протоколом для каждого новоназначенного дипломата, тем не менее, фотокамеры зафиксировали интересную деталь - то, как  Морнингстар преклоняет голову перед памятником азербайджанского лидера, хотя впоследствии пресс-секретарь американского Госдепа опроверг это>,- пишет газета, добавляя, что мистер Морнингстар своим этим далеко не пустым жестом послал два неверных месседжа миру.  Первое - обескуражил  демократических активистов Азербайджана, дав понять, что США поддерживают диктат, как удобную форму правления в этой стране. Приблизительно подобную политику США ведут и на всем Ближнем Востоке, говорится в статье.

А второй сигнал адресован Армении и его партнеру России, и говорит о том, что США являются сторонниками Азербайджана, несмотря ни на что. <Стратегические интересы в виде каспийской нефти, доступа в Центральную Азию, контррычага против Ирана - все это нивелирует демократические принципы  и общечеловеческие ценности. И все это приводит к тому, что Армения практически не верит в честные усилия США в направлении мирного урегулирования карабахского конфликта. Но если это не могут США, значит не может никто>,,- говорится в статье.

Газета также отмечает, что для преодоления проблем на Южном Кавказе нужны лидеры, которые проявят волю и мужество встретиться со своим противником и найти пути мирного проживания в одном регионе. <Но ожидание этого может быть долгим>,- резюмирует газета.

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