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RUSSIAN ANALYST EXPECTS NO BREAKTHROUGH OF FORTHCOMING MEETING IN SOCHI
Tert.am
18.01.12
In An Interview With 1news.Az, Aleksandr Sotnichenko, Associate
Professor, Chair of Theory and History of International Relations,
Saint Petersburg State University, and Leading Analyst at the Saint
Petersburg Center for Modern Near Eastern Studies, noted that no
breakthrough in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process should be expected
in the near future.
"The political leaders will continue their meetings, but 'reduced
tension' will be the only result," Sotnichenko said.
The Sochi meeting late this month is going to be Russian President
Dmitri Medvedev's "farewell meeting," with no breakthrough to be
expected from it.
With respect to the impact the Iran-related developments may have on
the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the expert said: "The West is not yet
expected to launch a military operation against Iran. On the other
hand, we cannot say they are going to leave Iran alone. Should the
US and its allies decide in favor of a full-scale operation, it will
prove a new problem for Baku, and resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict will be delayed."
As regards Turkish-French relations, Sotnichenko said: "I think the
critical period has passed. Washington is unlikely to let the conflict
go too far. Paris, in turn, has lately been attentive to the opinions
voiced overseas. However, the conflict itself has demonstrated the
wide gap between Europe and Turkey, finally resolving the problem of
Turkey's integration into the European Union in favor of skeptical
Europeans. I think it will incite the Turkish leadership to seek
for new ways of integration, including integration with the Eurasian
union."
Tert.am
18.01.12
In An Interview With 1news.Az, Aleksandr Sotnichenko, Associate
Professor, Chair of Theory and History of International Relations,
Saint Petersburg State University, and Leading Analyst at the Saint
Petersburg Center for Modern Near Eastern Studies, noted that no
breakthrough in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process should be expected
in the near future.
"The political leaders will continue their meetings, but 'reduced
tension' will be the only result," Sotnichenko said.
The Sochi meeting late this month is going to be Russian President
Dmitri Medvedev's "farewell meeting," with no breakthrough to be
expected from it.
With respect to the impact the Iran-related developments may have on
the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the expert said: "The West is not yet
expected to launch a military operation against Iran. On the other
hand, we cannot say they are going to leave Iran alone. Should the
US and its allies decide in favor of a full-scale operation, it will
prove a new problem for Baku, and resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict will be delayed."
As regards Turkish-French relations, Sotnichenko said: "I think the
critical period has passed. Washington is unlikely to let the conflict
go too far. Paris, in turn, has lately been attentive to the opinions
voiced overseas. However, the conflict itself has demonstrated the
wide gap between Europe and Turkey, finally resolving the problem of
Turkey's integration into the European Union in favor of skeptical
Europeans. I think it will incite the Turkish leadership to seek
for new ways of integration, including integration with the Eurasian
union."