Russian MP: Azeri authorities’ desire to launch war in Karabakh is unseriousMay 26, 2011 - 13:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Director of the Institute of CIS states, member of the Russian State Duma Konstantin Zatulin said he has never actually trusted the Azerbaijani authorities’ desire to once again jeopardize its current economic boom and inflow of investments through launching large-scale hostilities against Nagorno Karabakh. He noted that it was unlikely during Heydar Aliyev’s tenure, and, indeed, it has not happened, despite his rhetoric. “However, the failure of the Armenian-Turkish normalization that took place due to Azerbaijan’s pressure on Turkey made Heydar Aliyev’s heirs dizzy for some moment. I do not think they have decided to choose the military scenario. But they were resolute to achieve greater pressure on the Armenian side by the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chair countries in 2010 to exclude discussion of Nagorno Karabakh’s recognition during negotiations,” Zatulin said during an online conference. “The current Azerbaijani leadership, which rather differs from Heydar Aliyev by its experience, could be taken with the developments. But, eventually, everything turned out well, while the cool reaction of the U.S. and other OSCE Minsk Group participants to the attempts to blackmail the mediators has considerably contributed to it,” said Zatuling. According to him, well-known statements of the Azerbaijani authorities that were published by WikiLeaks have also impressed the Russian authorities. “The world superpowers are not interested in a new war around Nagorno Karabakh. In my opinion, we are returning to previous, more important and less dramatic times,” concluded Zatulin. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. Yerevan State University, Ucom sign Memorandum of Cooperation Rector of Yerevan State University Hovhannes Hovhannisyan and General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian signed the memorandum. EU to provide budgetary support to Armenia The agreement is aimed at increasing the competitiveness of the educational system of Armenia. Aliyev: No peace treaty unless Armenia changes constitution Azerbaijan will not sign a peace treaty with Armenia unless the latter changes its constitution, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said. |