K. ZATULIN: ONLY ARMENIA INTERESTED IN STATUS QUO MAINTENANCE IN REGION

Yerkir
17.05.2006 15:32

YEREVAN (YERKIR) – Out of the Caucasian states it’s only Armenia that
is interested in the maintenance of the status quo in the region,
Russian Duma member, Director of the Institute of CIS Studies
Konstantin Zatulin told journalists today.

“Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh are interested in maintenance of status
quo and peace in the region, what cannot be said about Azerbaijan and
Georgia,” the deputy said when addressing the international scientific
conference titled ” Caucasus without conflicts and terror: dialogue
of civilizations on the Caucasian crossroad” held in Yerevan today.

According to Zatulin, Azerbaijan and Georgia feel “aggrieved” and
in this contest one should not expect constructive approach from
these states.

Besides, he expressed amazement by the fact that Azerbaijan and Georgia
claim return of territories basing on the principle of territorial
integrity within the framework of the former USSR. “These states keep
on criticizing the soviet state system and it’s at least odd that
they do not adhere to the same approach in this case,” Zatulin said,
reported Novosti-Armenia.