Frederick Starr: Unlike Russia, U.S. has every right to be a part of any peacekeeping force

"One of the central participants in the seizure of Karabakh and other territories of Azerbaijan, Russia, was accepted as a legitimate "peace keeper". By contrast, the U.S. was neither a perpetrator nor a participant and therefore has every right to be a part of any peacekeeping force," Starr said.

Starr also expressed his opinion on the possible changes which could happen after the Minsk group co-chairs will be replaced.

"The Minsk process has so far been a farce, an international disgrace, and changes in staff in the US representation will not alter that reality. Any idea of the two are somehow parallel with respect to Karabakh is simply false. But if Russia agrees to totally disengage from all aspects of the Karabakh issue, the U.S. should be willing to do the same.  I will not hold my breath on this however," he said.

"If all five littoral countries have a veto over an Azerbaijan-Turkmenistan pipeline in Caspian, then surely all Black Sea states should have similar veto over present and future Russian pipelines in that sea," Starr said commenting on the Russian foreign ministry statement about the pipelines.

T. Teymur

/Day.Az/