ONLY "BLITZKRIEG" SATISFIES AZERBAIJAN
PanARMENIAN.Net
25.05.2007 14:06 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "Azerbaijan breathed with relief learning that he is
not forced to settle the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Armenian treats it
in a similar way. Outside pressure is less than the resistance from
within. We oppose efforts to settle the problem stronger than we are
pressed on," Director of Caucasian Media Institute, political scientist
Alexander Iskandaryan stated at a conference entitled "Caucasus-2006"
in Yerevan. He said, currently the arms race has become a new level of
threat balance and stabilizing and peace factor. "Status quo situation
in Karabakh issue satisfies Azeri and Armenian political elites. At
the same time only "blitzkrieg" satisfies Azerbaijan. However, if
it turns into a trench war, absorbs country’s whole territory, the
Karabakh army launches counterattack, it will result in political
instability within Azerbaijan. And in case if military operations
drag out, the situation will create serious threats for the regime,
which now feels very comfortable participating in oil projects,"
Iskandaryan underlined.
"Under the current balance of powers there cannot exist any threats
of war, if not mad people are dealing with the issue and I am not
inclined to call "mad" Armenian and Azeri leaderships. Oil and gas
pipelines, as well as construction of Kars-Baku railway are another
factors for freezing the conflict finally. As a result of these
projects it has become almost impossible to try to settle conflicts
in South Caucasus with radical means," the Director of Caucasian
Media Institute underscored.