UNION HEAD BELIEVES AZERBAIJAN MORE IMPORTANT FOR THE WEST THAN ARMENIA

Panorama.am
16:02 26/07/2007

"Armenian leadership of Karabakh origin is in the interest of the West
since that pushes Azerbaijan towards NATO and Western institutions,"
Armenian Political Scientists’ Union Head Hmaiak Hovannisyan told
reporters at National Press Club today. According to the statement of
the political scientist, Karabakh conflict will be swiftly settled
in favor of Azerbaijan in case Azerbaijan joins NATO thanks to such
politics. "Under this scenario, the guilt will be completely put on
Russia and Raffi Hovannisian may come to power, for example and there
will be no option rather than to join the Northern Alliance since
Azerbaijan and Georgia will be members of the NATO," the political
scientists believes.

Asked if Armenia may prevent such negative developments in case it
manages to join NATO swifter than Azerbaijan, the political scientist
ruled out such a development saying Azerbaijan plays a more significant
role for the West.

In case Armenia becomes a member of North Atlantic Alliance, Russia
will be able to halt Azerbaijan’s inclinations to NATO, he explained.

The union head believes that "Armenian leadership of Karabakh origin
will stay in power until Azerbaijan joins NATO." He said some political
circles have come to realize this. Not many are delighted with the
fact that Armenia and Karabakh have the same power administration,
the politican scientist said.