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RUSSIAN POLITICAL ANALYST ABOUT NAGORNO KARABAKH ISSUE AND OTHER REGIONAL QUESTIONS
Times.am
Sept 7 2010
Armenia
In connection with the recent visits of Russian president Dmitry
Medvedev to Armenia and Azerbaijan political analyst Viktor
Nadein-Rayevsky, a senior fellow of the Russian Academy of Sciences'
Institute of World Economy and International Relations assessed
geopolitical situation in the region and gave his opinion on the
ambitions of other regional powers - Turkey and Iran, Ria Novosti
reported.
Answering to the coorespodent's question about Russia's geopolitical
interests in the South Caucasus, the analyst said.
"Russia views the Caucasus security as an important issue.
Consequently, we display caution on Nagorno-Karabakh issues and try to
relegate them to the concerned parties, without dictating anything to
anyone. Of course, we would like to see equitable and well-balanced
international cooperation here. External influence should not upset
the current balance because disruption could lead to unpredictable
consequences. And nobody needs a new war. At any rate, Russia does
not need such a war".
Nadein-Rayevsky also spoke about strengthening positions of some
countries at this region." I don't want to directly accuse any Western
governments of this. But, judging by the actions of some non-regional
players, it appears that their policy was aimed at upsetting the
balance. At any rate, this is true of the developments in Georgia.
Similar attempts are possible with regard to Azerbaijan".
The analyst also assessed the role of the two other countries of the
region, Iran and Turkey.
"Both countries have recently become visibly active in their own way.
Previously, the Turkish policy could be perceived as a continuation
and sharp point on the NATO "sword" in the eastern Mediterranean
region. But the situation has now changed. The Republic of Turkey has
long been formulating its policy in line with its national interests.
The West, which is not used to this, frequently disapproves of
various Turkish actions. In some cases, they even mention a veritable
Russian-Turkish alliance which, of course, amounts to idle talk.
Naturally, any strategic military alliance is also out of the
question. These countries have different interests and goals.
Nevertheless, there are common venues of cooperation, including the
stabilization of the Caucasus".
He estimated turkish-iranian relations mostly as economical.
"Turkey also prioritizes relations with Iran because it receives
natural gas from them. This does not always go smoothly, and acts of
sabotage have taken place. Moreover, Turkey is seriously interested
in developing Iranian mineral deposits. Although the United States
reproaches and even threatens Turkey, Ankara invests in Iran".
From: A. Papazian
Times.am
Sept 7 2010
Armenia
In connection with the recent visits of Russian president Dmitry
Medvedev to Armenia and Azerbaijan political analyst Viktor
Nadein-Rayevsky, a senior fellow of the Russian Academy of Sciences'
Institute of World Economy and International Relations assessed
geopolitical situation in the region and gave his opinion on the
ambitions of other regional powers - Turkey and Iran, Ria Novosti
reported.
Answering to the coorespodent's question about Russia's geopolitical
interests in the South Caucasus, the analyst said.
"Russia views the Caucasus security as an important issue.
Consequently, we display caution on Nagorno-Karabakh issues and try to
relegate them to the concerned parties, without dictating anything to
anyone. Of course, we would like to see equitable and well-balanced
international cooperation here. External influence should not upset
the current balance because disruption could lead to unpredictable
consequences. And nobody needs a new war. At any rate, Russia does
not need such a war".
Nadein-Rayevsky also spoke about strengthening positions of some
countries at this region." I don't want to directly accuse any Western
governments of this. But, judging by the actions of some non-regional
players, it appears that their policy was aimed at upsetting the
balance. At any rate, this is true of the developments in Georgia.
Similar attempts are possible with regard to Azerbaijan".
The analyst also assessed the role of the two other countries of the
region, Iran and Turkey.
"Both countries have recently become visibly active in their own way.
Previously, the Turkish policy could be perceived as a continuation
and sharp point on the NATO "sword" in the eastern Mediterranean
region. But the situation has now changed. The Republic of Turkey has
long been formulating its policy in line with its national interests.
The West, which is not used to this, frequently disapproves of
various Turkish actions. In some cases, they even mention a veritable
Russian-Turkish alliance which, of course, amounts to idle talk.
Naturally, any strategic military alliance is also out of the
question. These countries have different interests and goals.
Nevertheless, there are common venues of cooperation, including the
stabilization of the Caucasus".
He estimated turkish-iranian relations mostly as economical.
"Turkey also prioritizes relations with Iran because it receives
natural gas from them. This does not always go smoothly, and acts of
sabotage have taken place. Moreover, Turkey is seriously interested
in developing Iranian mineral deposits. Although the United States
reproaches and even threatens Turkey, Ankara invests in Iran".
From: A. Papazian