ArmInfo.The loss of Artsakh will result in unpredictable and radical changes in the geopolitical landscape of the South Caucasus, Foreign Minister of the Nagorno- Karabakh Republic (NKR) David Babayan stated at the presentation of the book entitled "Karabakh conflict and foreign policy of Republic of Artsakh."
According to him, whether Artsakh exists or does not exist, and whether it is part or nor part of Azerbaijan really matters.
"Loss of Artsakh will result in unpredictable radical changes in the geopolitical landscape of the region, which will form an entirely different global situation. I am not exaggerating. Even small points are crucial for the region's future, including in the global respect," Mr Babayan said.
In this context, he suggests imagining that Artsakh is no more. In this case, one of the policies that will be dominating in the Transcaucasus is Pan-Turkism, which will cause further processes, such as expansion of Pan-Turkism into Central Asia, Northern Caucasia and Near East, as far as China.
"That would create a radically different situation. And the most important thing is that we realize geopolitics has its own rules. We have entered an era of barefaced geopolitics, with norms and ideology being of secondary importance. But it does not mean we should not know our past and future. At present many of us do not know what Artsakh and Karabakh is. Who is to blame – the superpowers or the Turks? So we ourselves must understand our strong and weak points," Mr Babayan said.
He recalled the four resolutions by the U.N. Security Council Azerbaijan is appealing to and interpreting in its own way.
"But all the four resolutions by the U.N. Security Council recognize Artsakh as an entity. If Azerbaijan claims they contain points on territorial integrity, the same documents recognize Nagorno-Karabakh as an entity. It is written there in black and white that the local Armenian forces are independents of either Armenia or Azerbaijan. And we must speak of that," Mr Babayan said.