No thaw in Karabakh conflict expected in near future

No thaw in Karabakh conflict expected in near future

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No thaw in Karabakh conflict should be expected in near future, according to Caucasus Institute Director Alexander Iskandaryan.



He also predicted no changes in OSCE MG format during Kazakhstan’s chairmanship in the Organization.



Assessing the possibility of resumption of hostilities in the conflict zone, Iskandaryan noted that Azerbaijan won’t be allowed to wage a long war.



“The war, should Azerbaijan start it, might last a maximum of a week. After that, Azerbaijan will run out of foreign financing. Positional war will end in economic collapse and flows of refugees. I doubt whether the parties will take such a risk,” Mr. Iskandaryan told a news conference in Yerevan.





The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan

The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan broke out as result of the ethnic cleansing launched by the Azeri authorities in the final years of the Soviet Union. The Karabakh War was fought from 1991 (when the Nagorno Karabakh Republic was proclaimed) to 1994 (when a ceasefire was sealed by Armenia, NKR and Azerbaijan). Most of Nagorno Karabakh and a security zone consisting of 7 regions are now under control of NKR defense army. Armenia and Azerbaijan are holding peace talks mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group up till now.

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