RUSSIA’S ROLE IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT AS GREAT AS IN ABKHAZIA, SOUTH OSSETIA
Arka News Agency, Armenia
June 22 2006
STEPANAKERT, June 22. /ARKA/. Russia’s role in the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict is as great as in Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the German
scholar Tessa Hofman told reporters. She participated in the
international scientific conference "Nagorno-Karabakh Republic: past,
present, future".
According to her, the Karabakh war can easily be called a war of
liberation because Armenian liberated the territory where they resided
as a majority.
Hofman said that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has so far been frozen
for two reasons. First, Karabakh does not take part in the negotiations
held with internationally recognized countries.
Secondly, no analysis of the real causes of the conflict is available.
Speaking of the possibility of the international community’s changing
its attitude to the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement, she pointed out that,
although with reluctance, the international community recognized the
independence of Serbia and Montenegro. P.T. -0–