RUSSIAN ANALYST DREW PARALLEL BETWEEN KARABAKH AND PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI CONFLICTS

PanARMENIAN.Net - The situation with the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement is very complicated and the resolution of the problem is possible only by means of mutual concessions, President of Strategy Saint Petersburg Center for Humanitarian and Political Studies Alexander Sungurovstated, IA Regnum reports. In his words, this principle is applicable to any critical situation. "I have been to Baku several times and met with different politicians. I was greatly surprised that the opposition that calls itself democratic subjected to sharp criticism President Aliyev accusing him of excess tolerance and liberality. There was an opinion that the interests of democratic Azerbaijan should be defended with resumption of war. I have also heard simple Azeri people say that they do not want to fight but it is necessary to take back the seized territories. As result of the crisis of the 90-ies a number of Azeri regions were left beyond Azerbaijan's borders. There are really hundreds of thousands of refugees. The way-out of the critical situation is very complicated and the issue should be settled by the leaders of the states, public figures and the society itself", he said. "I think there is another problem here as well. Politicians even realizing the necessity of compromise the politicians know that if they make concessions they will lose their posts, since the people of both states can be categorically against any concessions. I would draw a parallel, may be a risky one, between the Karabakh and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. My Armenian colleagues call the seized Azeri region the security belt around Nagorno Karabakh. The Israelis bring almost the same motives and build settlements on these territories. However neighboring nations should sooner or later make mutual concessions.