ARMENIAN POLITICAL SCIENTIST: "I DO NOT SEE THE DRIVING FORCE WHICH COULD MAKE ILHAM ALIYEV ACCEPT INDEPENDENCE OF NAGORNO KARABAKH"

Today.Az
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Dec 11 2008
Azerbaijan

"Karabakh conflict will hardly be settled in the near future",
considers Armenian political scientist Sergey Shakaryantz.

"Though serious people announce the soonest resolution of the Karabakh
conflict, I do not think that this issue will be settled within half
a year or even within a year or five", said Shakaryantz at a press
conference Thursday.

He considers that the very important moment today is that the issue
will be settled peacefully. Yet, he said there is no factor, which
may influence Azerbaijan for it to make concessions.

"In this situation Azerbaijan must make concessions, as it is alone
against Armenia and Karabakh. If superpowers are ready to influence
on Azerbaijan so that to make it recognize independence of "NKR",
the issue will be settled very quickly. But I do not see any driving
force, which could make reelected Ilham Aliyev accept independence
of Karabakh", said he.