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    FREDERICK STARR: UNLIKE RUSSIA, U.S. HAS EVERY RIGHT TO BE A PART OF ANY PEACEKEEPING FORCE

    Today.Az
    http://www.today.az/news/politics/ 54923.html
    Aug 24 2009
    Azerbaijan

    In an interview with Day.Az, chairman of the Central Asia-Caucasus
    Institute, Research Professor S. Frederick Starr said that unlike
    Russia, the U.S. has every right to be a part of any peacekeeping
    force.

    "One of the central participants in the seizure of Karabakh and other
    territories of Azerbaijan, Russia, was accepted as a legitimate "peace
    keeper". This makes much sense as asking a fox to guard a hen house. By
    contrast, the U.S. was neither a perpetrator nor a participant and
    therefore has every right to be a part of any peacekeeping force,"
    Starr said.

    Starr also expressed his opinion on the possible changes which could
    happen after the Minsk group co-chairs will be replaced.

    "The Minsk process has so far been a farce, an international disgrace,
    and changes in staff in the US representation will not alter that
    reality. Any idea of the two are somehow parallel with respect to
    Karabakh is simply false. But if Russia agrees to totally disengage
    from all aspects of the Karabakh issue, the U.S. should be willing
    to do the same. I will not hold my breath on this however," he said.

    "If all five littoral countries have a veto over an
    Azerbaijan-Turkmenistan pipeline in Caspian, then surely all Black
    Sea states should have similar veto over present and future Russian
    pipelines in that sea," Starr said commenting on the Russian foreign
    ministry statement about the pipelines.
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