European Union - Azerbaijan's last hope?

PanARMENIAN.Net - The Azerbaijani public is disappointed in the United States, Israel and in western countries in general, so burning of U.S. or Israeli flag doesn't make a stir, an Azeri expert said.



"There are three trends in the Azeri society: pro-western, pro-Russia and Islamic. The most serious factor is Islam, which appears as a force capable to regain Karabakh. Islamists say that the world powers will pump out all Azeri oil and then leave Azerbaijan to the mercy of fate," Arif Yunusov, head of department of conflictology and migration at the institute of peace and democracy, said during 'European Union and South Caucasus - A Security Partnership?' international conference in Yerevan today.



"There is also a sense of defenselessness before Russia. So, European Union is Azerbaijan's last hope and it can help resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict," Yunusov said.