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    ROLE OF ARMENIA AND KARABAKH TO GROW AFTER KARABAKH CONFLICT
    SETTLEMENT


    STEPANAKERT, AUGUST 25. ARMINFO. The Karabakh conflict appears to be
    the most complicated conflict in the post-Soviet area, says
    international law expert David Babayan.

    Any conflict is based on a dilemma of geo-political and ideological
    motives. If one of the conflicting parties prevails in both
    components the conflict can be settled quickly otherwise it drags on.

    The peculiarity of the Karabakh conflict is that the conflicting
    parties have absolutely different geo-political components. Azerbaijan
    has a big geo-political advantage over Karabakh - it is a bridge
    between Iran, Russia and Central Asia, it has oil and gas. As a
    counterbalance Karabakh has ideological prevalence. First it is more
    democratic than Azerbaijan. Elections in Karabakh are fairer and more
    transparent which has been confirmed by international experts. One
    example is the last local elections - in many communities winners were
    independent candidates. In Azerbaijan this is impossible. So the
    existence of a democratic state (even if it is not recognized
    officially) is good for the whole democratic community.

    The second important element of Karabakh ideological prevalence is the
    historical peculiarity of the Armenian nation as a whole.

    Most of the Armenians live outside their historical homelands (Armenia
    and Karabakh). So being scarce - some 10 mln - they at the same time
    constitute a multi-civilization nation. It is good for one to have
    such an ally especially as most of the countries treat their local
    Armenians as their own people.

    So the Armenians appear to be a unique ideological element not only in
    the South Caucasus but everywhere in the world. So the complementarity
    policy appears to be quite a natural choice for Armenia. With Russia
    Armenia enjoys centuries-old friendship, in the US it has a
    multi-million diaspora. The US is building in Armenia its biggest
    embassy in the world which shows that this country is valuable for the
    West. Armenia has good terms with Iran, many Armenians live in Central
    Asia and Middle East. None of the South Caucasian states have such a
    vast ideological potential as Armenia does. Despite its complexity the
    Karabakh conflict can be resolved - as soon as it is the role of
    Karabakh and Armenia will grow.
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