Expert: CSTO will return Karabakh to Azerbaijan

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will return Nagorno-Karabakh to Azerbaijan, Center of Political Innovations and Technologies head Mubariz Ahmedoglu said at a press conference on Thursday.

He said the declaration adopted at the last meeting of the CSTO states that the Helsinki Final Act contains three well-known principles on the Nagorno-Karabakh issue.

"It's not about the principle of self-determination. It is the unity of peoples, which means that in determining the status of Nagorno-Karabakh Azerbaijani and Armenian communities of Nagorno-Karabakh have equal rights," Ahmedoglu said.

The political scientist said that the declaration of the CSTO have been prepared in accordance with the UN Charter.

"The importance of the declaration is in the fact that Azerbaijan is not a CSTO member, while Armenia is. That is, the organisation, which includes Armenia, forces it to agree to the resolution of the conflict within the framework of international norms," he said.

Ahmedoglu said the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is now at an important stage.

"The CSTO will return the Nagorno-Karabakh to Azerbaijan. Armenia is not included in the number of states that solve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Conflict will be resolved directly through negotiations between Azerbaijan and Russia. These negotiations are likely to be conducted with the help of the CSTO," Ahmedoglu said.

He also noted that the only issue related to the post-Soviet space and being solved in the Collective Security Treaty Organization is Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

"After the CSTO declaration Armenia will not be able to change the position of Russia," Ahmedoglu said.


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