Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 19
Trend:
Armenia may be involved in the assassination attempt on Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, Former Deputy Defense Minister of Azerbaijan, Lieutenant General Chingiz Mammadov said Feb. 19.
He added that the Armenian side is always concerned about the development of the Azerbaijan-Israel relations, in particular, cooperation in the military sphere.
"Lieberman’s statements about open support for Azerbaijan, which were voiced during the recent visit of a delegation of the Armenian parliament to Israel, greatly disappointed the Armenian MPs," he said. “The assassination attempt on Lieberman immediately after the failed visit of the Armenian delegation to Israel gives grounds to assume that it was planned even before the visit of Armenian parliamentarians.”
“Armenia's criminal regime is constantly resorting to such methods as assassination and terrorist attacks,” he said, adding that Armenia's criminal regime has close relations with terrorist organizations, including anti-Israeli forces.
"The use of such methods has been even outlined in the charters of many Armenian organizations," Mammadov said.
Mammadov added that the direct participation of Armenians in terrorist attacks and assassinations committed in various cities, for example, in Paris, Moscow, Istanbul and many other places, has been testified.
"So, Armenia may also be involved in the assassination attempt on Lieberman, which is testified by the fact that despite Armenia’s persistent attempts, the Israeli parliament has not recognized the so-called Armenian genocide," he said.