Russia to side with Armenia if the another Karabakh war breaks out?

"I think, first of all, Dmitri Medvedev’s [recent] Baku visit was intended to show Russia's interest in normal relations with Azerbaijan and South Caucasus as a whole, demonstrate that the country pursues no imperial ambitions here and does not intend to threaten the strategic and national interests of Azerbaijan,” member of the Defense and Security Committee of the Azerbaijani Parliament Zahid Oruj said.

Russia is concerned over growing anti-Russian sentiments in the region. Moscow is aware that the mood of the Caucasus is formed in Azerbaijan, and hopes to involve Azerbaijan in its own organizations for military security in future, the MP added.
 
“Medvedev’s visit was intended to strengthen Russia’s position in Azerbaijan. But the most important outcome of this visit for us, I believe, is that the Russian foreign policy circles and political elite are now giving up a previous condescending attitude towards the Caucasus and Azerbaijan in particular. This is kind of foreign policy victory for the leadership of our republic,” the MP noted.

“Even at times when the border was not delimitated between the two countries, there was no single armed conflict. Now Russia, recognizing the inviolability of its borders with Azerbaijan, finally recognized our status as a sovereign independent state,” Oruc said.

With regard to self-assured anti-Azerbaijani statements the Armenian side made after the extension of Russian military base’s stay in Armenia, the MP said, in his opinion, the political leadership of Armenia and in its analytical circles are trying to divert attention from the growing confrontation between the people and government.
 
“Sargsyan’s regime knows that they have nothing to introduce to their people as a grand victory other than this agreement. They claim Russia will act against Azerbaijan, which does not purport to violate the territorial integrity of Armenia and is ready only to liberate its territory from the occupying army,” Oruj noted. 
 
The MP expressed confidence that extending this agreement Russia does not intend to somehow counteract Azerbaijan, and for Russia the presence of a base in Gyumri is a kind of barricade to the spread of Western influence and NATO.

"So I do not think that if Azerbaijan starts to liberate its territories one day, the Russian military will immediately side with Armenia as it once happened. I am confident that Russia will seek by all means to prevent the outbreak of the conflict. Russia wants to get the conflict resolved through peaceful means because Moscow is well aware that its participation in such a conflict means inevitable arrival of the West in the Caucasus and the global growth of anti-Russian forces in our region. So I definitely say Russia will not let itself to be drawn into any anti-Azerbaijani machinations by Armenia. And I'm sure that during the talks in Baku, Medvedev gave clear guarantees about that,” the parliamentarian said.


/Day.Az/