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Moscow doesn’t view Karabakh as tool of pressure on Azerbaijan
07.05.2008 17:11 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Presently, the Russia is not
deciding `to be or not to be’ in the South Caucasus,
chairman of Mitq analytical center, historian Eduard
Abrahamyan said in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net.

`Moscow has been trying to strengthen its influence in
the region so far. The point is that Russia has two
tools of pressure in Georgia and none in Azerbaijan.
It’s quite obvious that the Kremlin has for a long
time Karabakh as a pressing factor. Now, due to
Artsakh’s complete isolation from Azerbaijan, the
situation has changed,’ he said.

`Possibly, national tensions in north of Azerbaijan
and Baku’s aggressive policy toward Dagestani-speaking
population can offer Moscow a chance for creating an
alternative factor.

However, Russia’s unawareness of mentality and
capabilities of North Caucasus nations often resulted
in paralyzing of ethnic problems. This problem may be
viewed as omission by Armenia, which in the course of
15 years made no effort to convince Moscow of its
determination to finally resolve the `Azeri issue’.
Today, in the light of the U.S.-Turkey tensions, some
Russian forces speak out for stabilization of
relations with Ankara,’ he said.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress