"Azerbaijan will never accept the fact that Karabakh may become an independent state", said Azerbaijani political scientist Arif Yunusov in his interview to Aravot newspaper.
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Commenting on possible variant of ceding lands, adjacend to the conflict area, to Azerbaijan in exchange for recognition of "NKR", the political scientist noted that Azerbaijan treats such issues not serious. He considers that democratization can lead to the peaceful resolution of the conflict,
"European states settled such issues in the result of democratization. I hope the format of the Karabakh conflict resolution will be found", noted Yunusov.
According to the political scientist, the main issue of Nagorno Karabakh is an issue of borders.
"We must make the issue of borders not play such an important role. These are lands, which must be equally dear to Armenians and Azerbaijanis. It is necessary to understand that monoethnic Karabakh - either Armenian, or Azerbaijani- is a source of instability.
These people have already lived and will live together", concluded he.
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