Azerbaijani political experts comment on Azerbaijan's possible CSTO accession

“If even Azerbaijan is admitted to the Collective Security Treaty Organization, it will not cause changes in resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh problem," Deputy Executive Secretary of the New Azerbaijan Party (NAP), Member of the Parliament Mubariz Gurbanli said.

Commenting on a proposal by Chairman of All Azerbaijan Popular Front Party Gudrat Hasanguliyev backing Azerbaijan's accession to the CSTO, Gurbanli said Azerbaijan has chosen a non-aligned course.

“We join those organizations which members have equal rights. I think Gudrat Hasanguliyev intended to tell the West that Azerbaijan faces with difficult situation which can force it to take such a step."

The lawmaker said any change in the foreign policy course of Azerbaijan wouldn’t effect on settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Co-chairman of the Azerbaijan Social Democratic Party Araz Alizade said Russia would never take unequivocal commitment to return Karabakh to Azerbaijan.

“If even Azerbaijan will join the treaty Russia will never take commitment on the Nagorno-Karabakh problem because Russia is one of the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group. They will continue the course they took so far."

Chairman of the Azerbaijan Democratic Party Sardar Jalaloglu said he does not back Hasanguliyev’s proposal.

He said everyone knew that Karabakh was separated from Azerbaijan and given to Armenians by the Russian troops and there are Russian military bases in Armenia now.

“Russians always support Armenians. Azerbaijan’s joining the Collective Security Treaty will deprive it from the West’s support."

Political analyst Mubariz Ahmadoglu said Azerbaijan’s joining the Collective Security Treaty and deployment of Russian bases in Azerbaijan is contrary to the Constitution.

“The conflict resolution was dragged out so long to prevent Russian deployment in Azerbaijan. He said this idea wouldn’t have serious political support," he added.

/APA/