Today.Az » Politics » Recognition of Nagorno Karabakh's independence by Armenia will turn it into a rogue state
27 August 2008 [15:28] - Today.Az
Famous political reviewer Vuqar Seidov commented on the appeal of some political parties and public organizations of Armenia to the country's government about recognition of Nagorno Karabakh's independence in his interview to Day.Az.
"On the background of the global anathemization of Russia for its recognition of the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, the statements, voiced in Armenia, about the need to repeat this unwise step in the case "Nagorno Karabakh Republic" sound immature. If Armenia is impatient to add to the list of rogue states, the absolutely meaningless formal recognition of so-called "independence" of the occupied Karabakh by Yerevan would be profitable for Azerbaijan. By such an infantile step, Armenia will provide an invaluable service to Azerbaijan and make the world support of territorial integrity of our country as well, while Armenia will take a worthy place among the states of the "axle of evil", which are treated in the world with open contempt. Thus, we will be waiting impatiently for the soonest recognition of independence of Nagorno Karabakh and even "miatsum" by Armenia", said Seidov.
It should be reminded that the world society condemned Russia's decision to recognize the independence of two separatist regions of Georgia and France even declared Russia as an outlaw. "Russia was excluded from the international law, after it recognized independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which are parts of Georgia de jure", said French Foreign Minister Bernard Cuchner, adding that it is the opinion of not only the European Union.
According to Vuqar Seidov, after Moscow recognized independence of two Georgian oblasts, the further actions of the OSCE Minsk Group and the influence of the recent events on its activity are extremely important. "The Minsk Group has never been especially effective, while on the background of Russia's isolation and strengthened confrontation with the West in the search of ways of solution of conflicts, the Minsk Group activity can be paralyzed, as the co-chairs are Russia, the United States and France. These are countries, which advocate different values and can hardly find solution to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict within the same team", said Seidov.
According to the political scientist, in this situation, Azerbaijan should be extremely cautious, firmly defending its ground, but without bothering Russia too much. "Certainly, the ideal script for Azerbaijan would be Russia's exclusion from the list of the co-chairs and its replacement with a neutral state, for example with one of the Scandinavian states or Germany, for after what Russia did in Georgia, it is impossible to consider it neutral in other similar conflicts. It will project all its further actions within the Minsk Group on South Ossetia and Abkhazia to secure itself from loneliness in the future and to raise the number of such precedents. Therefore, Russia is already not a mediator. Yet, the idea of excluding Russia from the Minsk Group should belong not to Azerbaijan but to OSCE. If the idea is not executed, Azerbaijan will at least preserve its face".
According to Seidov, there is another way of Russia's exclusion from the list of the co-chairs. This is a two phased way - declaration of distrust by Azerbaijan to all the co-chairs (not only Russia) and formation of a new composition of co-chairs by the OSCE, but without Russia this time. Despite its being two phased, it will be practically easier and less painful for Russia. The political scientist considers that whoever joins the new composition of the co-chairs, it will be completely suitable for our country. The most important is that there will be no Russia among the co-chairs.
/Day.Az/
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