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Russia knows that irrespective of everything Karabakh must at least
maintain the current status - Vahan Shirkhanyan
11:30 / 25.07.2014
Nyut.am conducted an interview with the former deputy defense minister
Vahan Shirkhanyan over the recent tension on the Armenian-Azerbaijani
and Karabakhi-Azerbaijani border.
- Mr Shirkhanyan, many experts tie the border tensions with Armenia's
coming membership to the Eurasian Economic Union. What do you think
are these assessments right?
- One cannot note just one reason for border tensions, there are
various reasons as the conflict itself is multi-vector. Azerbaijan is
a defeated side and anyway it must keep tension on the border for its
associates to help to settle the issue in its favor. It is not a new
thing they are doing it for more than 20 years. Of course Azerbaijan
would like to make the situation tenser for the members of the Customs
Union to say that they are dealing with country which is in de facto
war situation: how do you take such country to the union? It is also
an issue Azerbaijan has put in front of it and Armenia must not yield
to such provocations.
- Is it possible that Russia will make unfavorable concessions for us
to make Azerbaijan member of the union?
- First of all, I do not imagine Azerbaijan's membership to the union.
Russia though seems to put such an issue which may be concluded from
the words of Lavrov. It will be beneficial for them. But it is clear
that Azerbaijan will lie, it can never be full member of the union as
its whole business is tied with Europe and Turkey.
Even in case of Azerbaijan's membership to the union, Karabakh issue
will not be settled. Russia knows that irrespective of everything
Karabakh must at least maintain the current status.
- It is being spoken about the possibility of short-term, staged war.
Can it be real?
- It will not give anything to Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan may have worked
out different scenarios. But first of all it must have Russia, USA and
Turkey's permission. This conflict has become international and not
only Armenia's and Azerbaijan's issue.
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maintain the current status - Vahan Shirkhanyan
11:30 / 25.07.2014
Nyut.am conducted an interview with the former deputy defense minister
Vahan Shirkhanyan over the recent tension on the Armenian-Azerbaijani
and Karabakhi-Azerbaijani border.
- Mr Shirkhanyan, many experts tie the border tensions with Armenia's
coming membership to the Eurasian Economic Union. What do you think
are these assessments right?
- One cannot note just one reason for border tensions, there are
various reasons as the conflict itself is multi-vector. Azerbaijan is
a defeated side and anyway it must keep tension on the border for its
associates to help to settle the issue in its favor. It is not a new
thing they are doing it for more than 20 years. Of course Azerbaijan
would like to make the situation tenser for the members of the Customs
Union to say that they are dealing with country which is in de facto
war situation: how do you take such country to the union? It is also
an issue Azerbaijan has put in front of it and Armenia must not yield
to such provocations.
- Is it possible that Russia will make unfavorable concessions for us
to make Azerbaijan member of the union?
- First of all, I do not imagine Azerbaijan's membership to the union.
Russia though seems to put such an issue which may be concluded from
the words of Lavrov. It will be beneficial for them. But it is clear
that Azerbaijan will lie, it can never be full member of the union as
its whole business is tied with Europe and Turkey.
Even in case of Azerbaijan's membership to the union, Karabakh issue
will not be settled. Russia knows that irrespective of everything
Karabakh must at least maintain the current status.
- It is being spoken about the possibility of short-term, staged war.
Can it be real?
- It will not give anything to Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan may have worked
out different scenarios. But first of all it must have Russia, USA and
Turkey's permission. This conflict has become international and not
only Armenia's and Azerbaijan's issue.
http://nyut.am/archives/223940?lang=en