EUROPEAN UNION – AZERBAIJAN’S LAST HOPE?

PanARMENIAN.Net
27.11.2008 18:02 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Azerbaijani public is disappointed in the United
States, Israel and in western countries in general, so burning of
U.S. or Israeli flag doesn’t make a stir, an Azeri expert said.

"There are three trends in the Azeri society: pro-western, pro-Russia
and Islamic. The most serious factor is Islam, which appears as a
force capable to regain Karabakh. Islamists say that the world powers
will pump out all Azeri oil and then leave Azerbaijan to the mercy of
fate," Arif Yunusov, head of department of conflictology and migration
at the institute of peace and democracy, said during ‘European Union
and South Caucasus – A Security Partnership?’ international conference
in Yerevan today.

"There is also a sense of defenselessness before Russia. So, European
Union is Azerbaijan’s last hope and it can help resolution of the
Nagorno Karabakh conflict," Yunusov said.