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Russia and West interested in promoting negotiations over Nagorno-Karabakh

Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict Materials 21 October 2011 18:15 (UTC +04:00)
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.
Russia and West interested in promoting negotiations over Nagorno-Karabakh

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.

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