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NAGORNO -KARABAKH'S TIES WITH RUSSIA SHOULD BE AS STRONG AS WITH ARMENIA -RUSSIAN EXPERT SAYS
YEREVAN, October 31. / ARKA /. Nagorno-Karabakh's ties with Russia
should be as strong as with Armenia, Mikhail Alexandrov, head of the
Caucasus Department of the CIS Institute in Moscow, told ARKA.
Alexandrov is one of many historians, researchers and political
analysts from Russia and the Caucasus taking part in an international
conference in Moscow dedicated to the 200th anniversary of Gulistan
Treaty The Gulistan Treaty concluded between imperial Russia and
Persia in 1813 as a result of the first Russia-Persian confirmed
inclusion of modern day Azerbaijan, Dagestan and Eastern Georgia into
the Russian Empire.
"Nagorno-Karabakh was the first Armenian state to have joined Russia.
This is recorded in the Gulistan Treaty, and to some extent Russia is
more responsible for Nagorno-Karabakh than the modern-day Armenia,"
Alexandrov said.
According to him, this aspect of the Gulistan Treaty was voiced at
the conference, but in modern politics it is not present.
"This is a very important aspect. The treaty defined the role of
Russia as the main foreign power in the region. This is prescribed
by the treaty. This should now be realized by all," he said.
He added that the treaty laid the basic parameters for the existence
of the Caucasus in the last 200 years, and not only of the Caucasus,
but also parts of Russia's North Caucasus. He said this is why this
treaty is of fundamental importance for the situation that now exists
in the Caucasus and the Caspian region.
He said according to some reports at the conference, the status of
the Caspian Sea is also largely determined by the parameters that
were laid in the Gulistan Treaty. "So, it is quite right to mark the
200th anniversary of this important event," he said.
The purpose of the conference, he said, is to emphasize the historical
significance of the Gulistan Treaty, and also to consider its relevance
to the current situation in the Caucasus.
He said the historians and researchers are from Russia, Armenia and
Russia's republic of Dagestan. A representative of the Talysh people
is expected to also make a report.
'Unfortunately, we do not have scientists from Azerbaijan, but
Azerbaijani reporter has arrived in Moscow to cover this event. In
my opinion, they are even more than Armenian reporters,' he said.
A debate today at the conference was to discuss the impact of the
Gulistan Treaty on the political development of the Caucasus, including
the Caspian problems, inter-ethnic relations, and the relationship
of the Caucasian states and the influence of the great powers.
The results of the discussions will be summarized in a newsletter
that will be posted at www.materik.ru. .-0-
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From: Baghdasarian
YEREVAN, October 31. / ARKA /. Nagorno-Karabakh's ties with Russia
should be as strong as with Armenia, Mikhail Alexandrov, head of the
Caucasus Department of the CIS Institute in Moscow, told ARKA.
Alexandrov is one of many historians, researchers and political
analysts from Russia and the Caucasus taking part in an international
conference in Moscow dedicated to the 200th anniversary of Gulistan
Treaty The Gulistan Treaty concluded between imperial Russia and
Persia in 1813 as a result of the first Russia-Persian confirmed
inclusion of modern day Azerbaijan, Dagestan and Eastern Georgia into
the Russian Empire.
"Nagorno-Karabakh was the first Armenian state to have joined Russia.
This is recorded in the Gulistan Treaty, and to some extent Russia is
more responsible for Nagorno-Karabakh than the modern-day Armenia,"
Alexandrov said.
According to him, this aspect of the Gulistan Treaty was voiced at
the conference, but in modern politics it is not present.
"This is a very important aspect. The treaty defined the role of
Russia as the main foreign power in the region. This is prescribed
by the treaty. This should now be realized by all," he said.
He added that the treaty laid the basic parameters for the existence
of the Caucasus in the last 200 years, and not only of the Caucasus,
but also parts of Russia's North Caucasus. He said this is why this
treaty is of fundamental importance for the situation that now exists
in the Caucasus and the Caspian region.
He said according to some reports at the conference, the status of
the Caspian Sea is also largely determined by the parameters that
were laid in the Gulistan Treaty. "So, it is quite right to mark the
200th anniversary of this important event," he said.
The purpose of the conference, he said, is to emphasize the historical
significance of the Gulistan Treaty, and also to consider its relevance
to the current situation in the Caucasus.
He said the historians and researchers are from Russia, Armenia and
Russia's republic of Dagestan. A representative of the Talysh people
is expected to also make a report.
'Unfortunately, we do not have scientists from Azerbaijan, but
Azerbaijani reporter has arrived in Moscow to cover this event. In
my opinion, they are even more than Armenian reporters,' he said.
A debate today at the conference was to discuss the impact of the
Gulistan Treaty on the political development of the Caucasus, including
the Caspian problems, inter-ethnic relations, and the relationship
of the Caucasian states and the influence of the great powers.
The results of the discussions will be summarized in a newsletter
that will be posted at www.materik.ru. .-0-
- See more at:
http://arka.am/en/news/politics/nagorno_karabakh_s_ties_with_russia_should_be_as_s trong_as_with_armenia_russian_expert_says/#sthash.9RcRy71v.dpuf
From: Baghdasarian