The situation in Ukraine is causing concern in Azerbaijan, Milli Mejlis' International Affairs and Inter-Parliamentary Relations Committee member Rasim Musabekov told Interfax on Monday.
“Of course, Azerbaijan is concerned by the processes which are today taking place in Ukraine,” he said.
Not least because many Azerbaijanis are living in Ukraine, he said.
“We have very close ties with Kyiv, and such anarchical trends being
observed in Ukraine, this is not even a question of the opposition
seeking the country’s authorities’ resignation. As far as I can observe,
what is happening there is already an absolutely uncontrollable
process. This is dangerous for Ukrainian statehood. And that raises
concerns among all of Ukraine’s partners,” Musabekov said.
It is hardly worth linking today’s feuds in Ukraine with outside
forces’ active interference in this country’s domestic political
processes, the political analyst said.
“I am afraid there is no active external play there today.
Furthermore, it seems to me that the internal political forces and
leaders – Klitschko and Yatseniuk – are not controlling the situation
either. There is a very spontaneous and fairly anarchical process going
on there. Where it will lead and how they will appease the anarchical
wave, I cannot even imagine,” Musabekov said.
Today it is very difficult to predict how the current standoff in Ukraine will end, he said.
“Okay, Yanukovych will resign, what’s next? Who will take the burden
of responsibility upon himself? So he will even form some kind of
government. But I am afraid that this anarchical wave will no longer
listen to anyone or any formed government. Everyone will do what they
please. The country is mired in debt. How they are going to get out of
this, I cannot imagine. Who will take upon himself Ukraine’s maintenance
during this particular period of time, I do not know. This is why I am
saying once again: I am greatly concerned precisely by the way the
processes are unfolding there, and not by whether Yanukovych or someone
else wins. The power in Ukraine is very weak, and that is dangerous,”
Musabekov said.
The events in Ukraine can hardly affect organizations such as the
Commonwealth of Independent States and the GUAM Organization for
Democracy and Economic Development (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan,
Moldova), the Azeri parliamentarian said.
“I do not think the events in Ukraine can in any special way impact
the CIS or GUAM. Both these organization are barely breathing anyway.
And what will change if Ukraine is or not a member of this Commonwealth?
Do you know that it has yet to ratify the CIS Charter? And formally
Ukraine is not a CIS member,” Musabekov said.
