UNFREEZING OF KARABAKH CONFLICT INEVITABLE

PanARMENIAN.Net
30.10.2006 16:31 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The situation in the South Caucasus is very unstable,
it is an unstable balance, at the verge of war and peace, which cannot
last long, Chief of the Department of CIS Countries of the Russian
Institute of Strategic Research, Candidate of Historical Sciences
Alexander Skakov said in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net. In
his words, there is some military and economic balance between the
countries of the region, as well as inability of basic players –
world and regional superpowers – to pursue their own policy, not
looking back at the partners.

"Owing to these factors and inertia stability, there is still peace in
the region. Unfortunately, this "suspended" state cannot be eternal,
especially that it does not fit some people any more, for example
Georgia, Azerbaijan, the US and EU. To the contrary, Armenia, Russia,
Iran, Turkey, unrecognized states of the region are interested in
preserving the status-quo," he remarked.

"The powers wanting "unfreezing" of the region are rather influential
and their actions are becoming more and more persistent. It would be
a mistake to consider that it is possible "to unfreeze" conflicts and
sustain regional stability. "Unfreezing" of the Karabakh conflict
is inevitable, irrespective of the outcome. It will aggravate
Armenian-Azeri relations, while unfreezing of the Georgian-Abkhaz or
Georgian-Ossetian conflicts not only threatens further complication
of Russian-Georgian relations, but will also ricochet other countries
of the region.

"Unfreezing" is inevitable, moreover is it likely and one should
prepare to it," the Russian politician said.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress