Vladimir Zharikhin: Yerevan and Baku should make serious concession to resolve Karabakh conflict
In order to settle the Nagorno Karabakh conflict both sides - Azerbaijan and Armenia - should make concessions, deputy director of the CIS Institute in Moscow Vladimir Zharikhin said.
"Both Armenia and Azerbaijan should make serious concessions but that requires strong political will of the leadership," he said. "These will be unpopular decisions and leaders will be under pressure."
According to Zharikhin, Russia principally opposes independence for unrecognized republics. "We are accused of freezing conflicts, but we have a rather clear stance - if there is no decision satisfying both sides, it's better to freeze the conflict rather than to make one-sided decisions, as the United States intends to do with respect to Kosovo," he said.
Had Russia acted the same way, it would have recognized independence of Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Nagorno Karabakh, etc.," he said, Trend news agency reports.
"Both Armenia and Azerbaijan should make serious concessions but that requires strong political will of the leadership," he said. "These will be unpopular decisions and leaders will be under pressure."
According to Zharikhin, Russia principally opposes independence for unrecognized republics. "We are accused of freezing conflicts, but we have a rather clear stance - if there is no decision satisfying both sides, it's better to freeze the conflict rather than to make one-sided decisions, as the United States intends to do with respect to Kosovo," he said.
Had Russia acted the same way, it would have recognized independence of Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Nagorno Karabakh, etc.," he said, Trend news agency reports.
