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Oct 21 2011
Russia and West interested in promoting negotiations over Nagorno-Karabakh
21 October 2011, 18:15 (GMT+05:00) Azerbaijan, Baku, Oct. 21 / Trend
E.Tariverdiyeva/
Both Russia and Europe and the United States have objective interests
in promoting the negotiating process and neutralizing risks of
resumption of military actions in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone,
member of Azerbaijani parliamentary committee on international and
inter-parliamentary relations, MP Rasim Musabeyov told Trend.
"However, Russia wants not to hurt Armenian partners and promote its
goals in the region, and then Moscow's interests clash with the
interests of the West," said a member of Trend Expert Council
Musabeyov, commenting on Russian leader's recent statement.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev assured on Oct. 20 that Moscow will
continue to assist in resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, but the
two nations should seek for an agreement. Russian President stated
that Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is one of the several frozen conflicts
in Europe that can be solved, RIA Novosti reported.
According to Musabeyov, much in the future will depend on difficult
economic and demographic situation of Armenia, which should encourage
Yerevan to restrain from its appetites in the Nagorno-Karabakh issue.
"Azerbaijan has objective concerns and questions to which it can not
receive satisfactory answers. And although the issue of
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict remains on the agenda and the negotiations
should be continued, it is not worth to count on speedy breakthrough
in the peace process," said the expert.
According to him, Russia's next president will have to start to deal
with priority policy issues, which do not include the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict.
"If most likely candidate - the current prime minister and former
president Vladimir Putin comes to power in Russia, he, as a sane
person, would realize the importance of Azerbaijan and will have to
try to pave the way for a compromise. But this is unlikely to happen
soon," Musabeyov said.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. - are
currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
Oct 21 2011
Russia and West interested in promoting negotiations over Nagorno-Karabakh
21 October 2011, 18:15 (GMT+05:00) Azerbaijan, Baku, Oct. 21 / Trend
E.Tariverdiyeva/
Both Russia and Europe and the United States have objective interests
in promoting the negotiating process and neutralizing risks of
resumption of military actions in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone,
member of Azerbaijani parliamentary committee on international and
inter-parliamentary relations, MP Rasim Musabeyov told Trend.
"However, Russia wants not to hurt Armenian partners and promote its
goals in the region, and then Moscow's interests clash with the
interests of the West," said a member of Trend Expert Council
Musabeyov, commenting on Russian leader's recent statement.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev assured on Oct. 20 that Moscow will
continue to assist in resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, but the
two nations should seek for an agreement. Russian President stated
that Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is one of the several frozen conflicts
in Europe that can be solved, RIA Novosti reported.
According to Musabeyov, much in the future will depend on difficult
economic and demographic situation of Armenia, which should encourage
Yerevan to restrain from its appetites in the Nagorno-Karabakh issue.
"Azerbaijan has objective concerns and questions to which it can not
receive satisfactory answers. And although the issue of
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict remains on the agenda and the negotiations
should be continued, it is not worth to count on speedy breakthrough
in the peace process," said the expert.
According to him, Russia's next president will have to start to deal
with priority policy issues, which do not include the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict.
"If most likely candidate - the current prime minister and former
president Vladimir Putin comes to power in Russia, he, as a sane
person, would realize the importance of Azerbaijan and will have to
try to pave the way for a compromise. But this is unlikely to happen
soon," Musabeyov said.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. - are
currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.