ARMENIAN POLITICAL SCIENTIST: "INTERESTS OF ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN HAVE COINCIDED WHILE SIGNING THE MOSCOW DECLARATION, BUT THIS CONTRADICTS TO RUSSIA’S INTERESTS"

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Nov 24 2008
Azerbaijan

"The interests of Armenia and Azerbaijan in the resolution of the
Karabakh conflict have coincided again while signing the Moscow
declaration for the first time after 1991", considers Stepan
Grigoryan, head of the analytical center for globalization and
regional cooperation.

"The Moscow declaration is unique in the sense that for the first
time beginning from 1991, the heads of Armenia and Azerbaijan voiced
similar interests, especially in the issue of continuation of the
conflict resolution in the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group", he
told a press conference on Monday.

He considers that this fact contradicts to the interests of Russia,
which tried to fix its positions in the region by displaying initiative
in signing the Moscow declaration.

According to the political scientist, another positive side of the
declaration is its flexibility.

"The conflict parties may comment on each proposal of the declaration
differently", said he.

He listed the non-participation of "NKR president" in the document
signing among the negative sides of the declaration.