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Yeni Musavat: "Intelligence services of Iran and Russia are plotting acts of sabotage in the country"

26 June 2006 [01:28] - TODAY.AZ
Azerbaijani media accused Moscow of cooperating with Tehran with the aim of fomenting religious confrontation in Azerbaijan.

"The intelligence services of Iran and Russia are plotting serious acts of sabotage to create Shia-Sunni confrontation in Azerbaijan... A reliable source has said that the complicated situation in Azerbaijan is in the interests of both Tehran and Moscow. Russia wants to take advantage of this tension to solve the Karabakh issue in Armenia's favor, while Iran, worried by the situation in its northern provinces (South Azerbaijan), is trying to refocus Azerbaijan's attention on its domestic problems... Russia is trying to instill the view that the Shia doctrine widespread in the north of Azerbaijan is wrong, and is even making use of relevant literature to demonstrate its point. The Kremlin is seeking to spread radical Sunni Islam in the northern parts of Azerbaijan", Yeni Musavat newspaper wrote last week, RIA Novosti reported.

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