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KARABAKH CONFLICT STAYS FROZEN
by Artem Ananian
Voice of Russia
Nov 8 2010
Nagorny Karabakh is an Armenian-backed and Armenian-populated
self-governing enclave inside Azerbaijan. In the period since 1994,
when its latest truce came about, it has been catching breath after
a six-year armed conflict in which it defended an independence bid.
The conflict is frozen, but with a possible re-eruption around
the corner.
To prevent this from happening, the Russian, the Armenian and the
Azeri presidents, Dmitry Medvedev, Serge Sargsian and Ilham Aliev
sat down for a discussion on Karabakh at a meeting in the Russian
Caspian port of Astrakhan on October 27th.
We have the details from the leading analyst of the Russian 'Regnum'
portal Dr Stanislav Tarasov:
The summit produced agreements to swap the bodies and the POWs from
the Karabakh conflict. It also appeared to have opened the way to
even deeper Azeri-Armenian reconciliation.
Unfortunately, this was not to be. A decision by Karabakh to rename
the city of Agdam to Aknu prompted a thinly-veiled threat of force
from the Azeri President.
The American political scientist Dr Ariel Cohen suspects domestic
politics at work:
Apparent intransigence on both sides and unwillingness to compromise
are consequences of strong domestic opposition to reconciliation. The
hopes are pinned on Russia. As an age-old presence in the South
Caucasus, it is interested in lasting peace in this troubled area.
Indeed, as America shows considerable indifference, the strongest
peace influences on the conflicting sides are now Russia and Turkey.
The former is now on good terms with Azerbaijan as well as Armenia,
and the latter, on the path towards neighbourhood with Armenia,
as well as Azerbaijan.
From: A. Papazian
by Artem Ananian
Voice of Russia
Nov 8 2010
Nagorny Karabakh is an Armenian-backed and Armenian-populated
self-governing enclave inside Azerbaijan. In the period since 1994,
when its latest truce came about, it has been catching breath after
a six-year armed conflict in which it defended an independence bid.
The conflict is frozen, but with a possible re-eruption around
the corner.
To prevent this from happening, the Russian, the Armenian and the
Azeri presidents, Dmitry Medvedev, Serge Sargsian and Ilham Aliev
sat down for a discussion on Karabakh at a meeting in the Russian
Caspian port of Astrakhan on October 27th.
We have the details from the leading analyst of the Russian 'Regnum'
portal Dr Stanislav Tarasov:
The summit produced agreements to swap the bodies and the POWs from
the Karabakh conflict. It also appeared to have opened the way to
even deeper Azeri-Armenian reconciliation.
Unfortunately, this was not to be. A decision by Karabakh to rename
the city of Agdam to Aknu prompted a thinly-veiled threat of force
from the Azeri President.
The American political scientist Dr Ariel Cohen suspects domestic
politics at work:
Apparent intransigence on both sides and unwillingness to compromise
are consequences of strong domestic opposition to reconciliation. The
hopes are pinned on Russia. As an age-old presence in the South
Caucasus, it is interested in lasting peace in this troubled area.
Indeed, as America shows considerable indifference, the strongest
peace influences on the conflicting sides are now Russia and Turkey.
The former is now on good terms with Azerbaijan as well as Armenia,
and the latter, on the path towards neighbourhood with Armenia,
as well as Azerbaijan.
From: A. Papazian