AZERBAIJAN “ALARMIST SHEPHERD”, EXPERT SAYS
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Jan 25 2011
Armenia
When a shepherd too often gives an “alarm call,” villagers start
to disbelieve him, Alexander Iskandaryan, Director of the Caucasus
Institute, said, commenting on official Baku`s rowing militant
rhetoric.
“No one actually wants a war in Nagorno-Karabakh, as it does not meet
anyone`s interests,” Iskandaryan said. He pointed out large-scale
energy projects being developed in the region, and anyone is unlikely
to unleash hostilities.
Speaking of the OSCE Minsk Group`s role in the Nagorno-Karabakh
peace process, Iskandaryan pointed out that its task is supporting
the negotiation process and internationalizing the conflict by means
of France, Russia and the United States rather than resolving the
conflict itself or reconciling the conflicting parties. “The OSCE Minsk
Group is kind of channel between the conflicting parties. In any case,
its efforts have produced results, as the negotiations are going on,”
Iskandaryan said.
From: A. Papazian
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