VAFA GULUZADE, "RUSSIA WILL BECOME A MOSLEM COUNTRY"

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[01:41 pm] 20 November, 2006

Azerbaijan expects nothing from the procedure of peaceful settlement
of the Karabakh conflict. They are sure that the visit of the OSCE
Minsk group co-chairs to the region and the meeting of the Presidents
of Armenia and Azerbaijan will be fruitless.

Azerbaijan relies on the NATO in the settlement of the conflict,
as well as hopes that in a few years Russia will become a Moslem
country. This is the expectation of politician Vafa Guluzade, former
state advisor foreign affairs of Azerbaijan.

"I think that the co-chairs representing Russia, France and the USA
have nothing to do with the authorities of those countries. They are
engaged in individual activity. They realize the inefficiency of their
offers wee enough but do it in order for the heads of the countries
to engage in the settlement of the issue later. The activity of the
co-chairs is a show", said Vafa Guluzade in an interview to day.az.

The politician predicts that during the meeting of the CIS country
heads in Minsk the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan will simply
have a cup of tea.

Vafa Guluzade has his conception about the process of peaceful
settlement of the Karabakh conflict.

According to it, Azerbaijani must rely on the NATO enlargement in
South Caucasus and the collapse of the "Russian Empire". "These days
are not yet far away.

The raise of the costs of oil which preconditions the existence of
the empire is not eternal. After the end of the Iraqi crisis the USA
will turn to Russia", said Vafa Guluzade.

But the most sensational statement of the Azeri politician referred the
fate of Russia. "During the coming 20 years the Slavonic population of
Russia will be reduced by 50 million. Now Russia has Moslem population
of about 40 million. As time passes by, Russia will become a Moslem
country".