Russian political scientist: Return of five occupied regions to Azerbaijan must undoubtedly become the first step

"The very information background around this visit both in Russian and Azerbaijan mass medias and analysis of speeches of Dmitri Medvedev and Ilham Aliyev by results of the meeting prove that the Russian-Azerbaijani relations are just close to a very serious breakthrough in a positive direction. Personally, I have this impression", said the political scientist.

As for the Karabakh conflict, he said that Russia during the presidency of Vladimir Putin and especially now since the start of Medvedev's presidency has repeatedly voiced a common approach - Russia is for the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan.

"I have not heard any different position from our officials on this issue. Second, Moscow, Baku and I think Ankara and Yerevan realize that the internal negative energy around the Karabakh conflict is growing.

And if some positive changes in the resolution of the conflict do not occur soon at least in the step by step format, the situation might simply come out of control and Moscow is absolutely not interested in this, not speaking of the direct participants of the conflict.

Therefore, I suppose that Moscow has some ideas about the step by step advancement to the resolution of this conflict and I think (this is my personal opinion) that the result of at least five occupied regions of Azerbaijan, which are under occupation. And this step, I think, must be taken beyond the context of the resolution of the issue about the status of Nagorno Karabakh", said the political scientist.

/Day.Az/