ARMENIA WILL NEVER ACCEPT TURKEY AS MEDIATOR IN KARABAKH ISSUE
PanARMENIAN.Net
23.09.2008 18:01 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenia will never accept Turkey as a mediator in
the Karabakh issue, a Russian expert said.
"To ensure a fair resolution of the Karabakh conflict, Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkey and Russia should be engaged in talks. The
fact is that Turkey is Azerbaijan’s ally, Russia is Armenia’s, Iran
has good relations with Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia. Combining
the viewpoints, the sides could reach an agreement. As to Karabakh,
I think its delegation can join the talks as well," Alexander
Sotnichenko, senior lecturer at St. Petersburg State University,
told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.
At the same time he emphasized that the U.S., EU or other international
structures should not be allowed into the process. "They are all
interested to preserve the current state of affairs. Turkey has come
to understand this," Sotnichenko said.