Expert: Azerbaijan would be too naïve to expect easy victory over Armenia and NKR

PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan would be too naïve to expect an easy victory over Armenia and NKR, a Russian expert said.



"It's quite another matter what can be understood by saying victory. If Azerbaijan succeeds in gaining control over the seized territories, it can be described as a small victory, which will, however, never bring peace and stability to the region" said Sergei Markedonov, head of the inter-ethnic department at the institute of political and military analysis.



"Moreover, in case of resumption of hostilities, Azerbaijan will lose all advantages it gained in relations with the EU and U.S. Azerbaijan has been building its image as a country subjected to aggression and occupation for many years. Launching military operations, Baku will smash this image into smithereens in no time," he said. "Azeri leaders are not ready to join the 'axis of evil' yet. Azerbaijan experiences problems not only with the U.S. and Europe but with Iran as well. In an attempt to resolve the Karabakh problem by use of force, this country will suffer irreparable losses. Victory in a blitzkrieg is vague; loses from a large-scale war are obvious. However, sounding paradoxically, armament race between Yerevan and Baku can be a stabilizing factor."



"No one will dare to launch a war, knowing that the opposite side possesses both weapons of war and information," he concluded, Gazeta.ru reports.