Political scientist: Moscow not ready to bring innovations to resolution of Karabakh conflict

"Though Nagorno Karabakh conflict took a definite place in talks, held by Russian President Dmitri Medvedev to Baku, nothing proves that Moscow is ready to bring something new, in the sense of his mediation efforts, to the resolution of this conflict", said political scientist Rasim Aghayev, commenting on the visit of Russian President Dmitri Medvedev to Azerbaijan.

"Russia is mediating the Karabakh conflict resolution, it was at the origin of arguments aroung Karabakh, it is connected with the conflict. But now Russia seems not to have definite proposals in promoting the resolution issue. Russia's position is unfortunately firm. Moscow agrees on the proposal which would be appropriate for both sides of the conflict. But the long-term experience of the conflict proves the opposite, - that there is no such proposal that could be appropriate both for Azerbaijan and Armenia", said he.

"I would like to note that Medvedev's visit to Azerbaijan came right after the speech of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in connection with the celebration of the day of armed forces in which he said Azerbaijan does not rule out possible forced solution to the conflict. But if today the mediators are against the forced resolution of the conflict, why they did not do anything to avert Armenia's aggression against Azerbaijan and the forced occupation of our lands? The principle of non-application of force can be considered only when peaceful efforts promote the conflict resolution", said Aghayev.

/Day.Az/