RUSSIAN EXPERT: MADRID PRINCIPLES RUN COUNTER TO ARMENIA’S INTERESTS

PanARMENIAN.Net
May 23, 2011 – 15:12 AMT

Madrid Principles for Karabakh conflict settlement run counter to
Armenia’s interests, according to the head of Caucasus Department of
the CIS Institute.

As Mikhail Alexandrov told a news conference in Yerevan, adoption of
Madrid Principles will spell secession of Karabakh, as the clause on
the interim status of Karabakh suggests.

As the expert noted, were the conflict settled based on Madrid
principles, Karabakh would have been given an undefined status. “As a
result, Armenian forces would be induced to leave 7 liberated regions,
which would soon be occupied by Azeri army,” he remarked.

Alexandrov noted the return of refugees as the next stage of conflict
settlement based on Madrid Principles. “This, in turn, will arise
disputes about their number. The refugees will soon outnumber Karabakh
residents, with a referendum ending in favor of Azeri side,” he noted.