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    RUBEN MEHRABIAN. "RUSSIA ITSELF HAS PROVOKED THE NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT."

    November 14 2013

    On November 22, the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan made an
    official visit to Russia. There are analyses that much depends on this
    visit, and, especially, there are predictions that as Turkey had asked
    the Swiss authorities to facilitate in the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh
    conflict, it will also remind the Russian authorities about their
    own good 'requirements' regarding Nagorno-Karabakh issue. And, Turkey
    has a lot to expect from Russia on this issue. Aravot.am asked Ruben
    Mehrabyan, the expert of "Center for Political and International
    Studies", what to expect from Russia. He answered, "In any case,
    whoever offers Russia, Russia interests proceeds from the perception
    of their neighborhood and from the image on their role in RF.

    Consequently, I do not think that something is changed here. RF has
    provoked the Karabakh conflict to be able to maintain its influence in
    the region. RF will go for the settlement of the conflict only when
    the settlement will lead to further enhancement of RF's impact and
    role. Otherwise, it will not go for settlement." To the question in
    what case Russia's role will further increase, Mr. Mehrabyan responded
    as follows, "I imagine as follows that the international peacekeepers
    in Nagorno-Karabakh will be Russians, and also, Azerbaijan will be
    in the orbit of Russian, although the impact of Russia on Azerbaijan
    is already much, however, it does not decide the policy of Azerbaijan.

    But, in this regional strategy, Armenia has become a tool and a
    support for Russia." To the question whether the reason is more in
    shortcomings available in the foreign policy of Armenia, or such
    disposition of state-of-affairs, Mehrabyan answered as follows,
    "Foreign policy is the continuation of the internal one, and, in
    general, result of political immaturity of authorities, lack of sense
    of statehood, greediness, and avidity." Rumors are circulated that
    Turkey, on the other hand, has a far-reaching desires to regulate
    Armenian-Turkish relations by 2015, but only if Armenia "gets out of
    the occupied territories." We asked whether rapid development and
    outcome of events is possible, Mr. Mehrabyan said, "I do not think
    that it is easily soluble matter and will lead to rapid change. As
    for Turkey's role, it is practicing quite non-constructive policy in
    the region, and somewhere even under its own inertia, which has been
    formed back in 1990s. Turkey has closed not only the Armenian-Turkish,
    but also Armenian-NATO border in exchange for the Russian base. I do
    not think that it is in the interests of Turkey."

    Tatev HARUTYUNYAN

    Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/11/14/162542/

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