KARABAKH ISSUE CANNOT BE SETTLED UNDER TWO SIDES’ ACCORD: ISKANDARYAN
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Jan 18 2010
Armenia
Karabakh issue is not at the stage where it can be settled under two
sides’ accord, Caucasus Institute Director Alexander Iskandaryan said
in the course of Jan. 18 Yerevan-Moscow telethon, underlining that in
this respect Armenia-Turkey reconciliation cannot influence Karabakh
peace process in any way.
According to Iskandaryan, even if Armenia-Turkey relations entail the
opening of the embassies in both states "it might not directly bring
to Karabakh conflict settlement." He also stated that intensification
of Ankara-Moscow cooperation will inevitably result in changes in
communication-transportation field and energy projects. In its turn
this will definitely affect the course of Karabakh peace process.
Alexander Skakov, the expert of Russian Institute of Strategic Studies
outlined that improvement of Russian-Turkish or Armenian-Turkish
relations will impact not the result but process of Karabakh conflict
settlement. First, it will dramatically weaken Baku’s position as for
Azerbaijan it was the pressure factor on Yerevan. Besides, improvement
of Armenia-Turkey relations will make Yerevan more compliant, though
it does not mean that Armenia would be ready to cede Karabakh,
Skakov considers.