U.S. will have no other way but to maintain balance in favor of Azerbaijan's interests: Russian political analyst

Washington seeks to pursue balanced policy trying not to shift the balance from Yerevan to Baku, Moscow State University Information and Analytical Center’s Expert Group Head Alexei Vlasov said. He was commenting on a recent Erdogan-Obama meeting in the U.S.

“Given the Armenian-Turkish rapprochement and possible opening of the borders and thanks largely to the hard pressure from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the U.S. has no other way but to maintain this balance is in favor of Azerbaijan's interests. I do not think this is a long-term trend,” Vlasov said.
 
The expert also shared his views about further resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict by the OSCE Minsk Group.

“It should be noted that Kazakhstan will take over the OSCE chairmanship in 2010. The Kazakh president has already several times said his in public speeches that Astana is willing to give more dynamics to this influential international organization, including the "frozen" conflicts in the post-Soviet area. Therefore, one can expect that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will be one of the key issues during Kazakhstan's chairmanship in 2010.”

“This activity can be demonstrated through various instruments. For example, through holding OSCE-sponsored special conference on settlement of the Karabakh conflict in wide format. Any expansion of the so-called contact sites, where the parties can exchange views, develop a common agenda which can be considered a positive factor. If OSCE shows more activity and develops this dialogue into a higher-level format, I think it will facilitate resolving real, not virtual problems in the settlement of the Karabakh conflict,” the political expert said.

T. Teymur
Day.Az