ARIEL COHEN: "ARMENIA IS LIKELY TO SEEK DIVERSION FROM THE CRACKDOWN ON DEMOCRATIC FORCES IN THE COUNTRY BY WARMING UP THE BORDER WITH AZERBAIJAN"
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March 5 2008
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"Armenia is likely to seek diversion from the crackdown on democratic
forces in the country by warming up the border with Azerbaijan,"
Ariel Cohen, senior research fellow at Heritage Foundation told APA.
According to him, encouraged by the example of Kosovo, the Karabakh
forces may be under the illusion that independence is paid for with
the blood of fighting.
"However, the international community, including Europe and the US,
are not interested right now in the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict
getting out of control. They would like to defuse smaller conflicts,
such as Kosovo and Gaza, and other minor sources of tension. The West
is seeking to resolve and concentrate on real threats: Al Qaeda,
Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan. Those adventurist politicians who do
not understand that are likely to pay a bitter price in the future,"
he said.