“Azerbaijan’s greed helps Armenia”
Political scientist Yervand Bozoyan is certain that the NK conflict is very complicated and that there is no solution right now.
Bozoyan says there is no doubt that Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliyev will be presented with a document in Kazan on June 25, but he is also sure that neither will sign it.
"We all know that the document will refer to the Basic Principles. The issue has been discussed several times, but the sides haven't come to terms. That document won't be signed in Kazan, but I don't rule out that there will be another document. For instance, it might be a document on humanitarian assistance in order to mitigate the tension," Mr. Bozoyan told "A1+".
By tension, the political scientist means the Azerbaijani authorities' belligerent declarations.
"From time to time, the Azerbaijani authorities tell the intermediaries that they are out of patience and are preparing for a war. The authorities are actually telling the intermediaries that if they don't pressure Yerevan and lead the latter to agree with their views, they will reserve themselves the right to wage a war. The intermediaries don't want that to happen and keep warning Azerbaijan. The last warning was that if the sides don't come to terms, it is not excluded that the process will get out of hand."
The political scientist sees a subtext. "The Basic Principles are a package. If one of the points is not accepted, all of the principles are declared invalid. Azerbaijan is currently trying to set aside points and act through stages by setting aside the points favoring the country. Today Azerbaijan is trying to solve the issue through blackmail."
As for the Armenian authorities' statements that there is no resolution because Azerbaijan avoids signing a document, Yervand Bozoyan says for the most part, Azerbaijan is helping Armenia a lot.
"I don't understand the Armenian authorities' conceptual approach. They rely on the fact that Azerbaijan's greed won't get the sides anywhere. The Azerbaijani are very greedy, and that helps Armenia. The intermediaries are currently trying to hold Azerbaijan back and bring the sides' positions closer."
The political scientist finds that the NK conflict is very complicated and that there is no solution right now.
"We will soon have to do everything possible to prevent a war from breaking out, but for that we need to maintain the balance of the sides. The one objective is to become a normal country. That is the only guarantee for peace."
