“The most important here is socio-economic condition in Azerbaijan: the state apparently enters a new phase of economic crisis, military expenditures have been shortened for the first time throughout last 10 years, serious social issues are available as well, tension is observed with minorities.”
“To say that this cooperation was a lifebuoy for the Syrian conflict, will be incorrect, as regularly military operations have been calmed down in Syria, and serious clashes, new progress have been undertook.”
“New means should be applied to influence over the presidents, otherwise waiting means a threat for resumption of military operations,” Stanislav Tarasov clarified.
“I think there is a conflict escalation risk which can lead to negative consequences. The Nagorno Karabakh conflict requires huge attention from all sides. He said if someone considers the Nagorno Karabakh conflict manageable, he is mistaken,” OSCE U.S. Co-Chair said.
“I consider, we can’t find a direct connection between NK conflict and Syrian crisis, it lacks, thus, it’s complicated to discuss its impact. Russia-USA agreement is a positive milestone in bilateral relations, which may be reflected on cooperation of these two mediators in negotiations.
“Pursuant political theory, the only realistic variant to prevent this war is the trusted union of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.”
“As a result, the adversary failed to put into action its plans, it mainly refers to the northern direction. Let me mention again, that those works are continuous, they are in the center of our leadership, we cooperate with respective specialists.”
“That union has been established to settle political issues, they have been refused by Putin’s partners, it became an artificial organization, speedy withdrawal from which will be regarded as defeat by Putin.”
“Everything is possible in Georgia, as democracy is on a higher level now, and you saw how regime change was recorded through elections. Thus, nothing should be excluded, when we realize that there is democratic approach towards elections.”
“Upon information at my disposal, based on my research, both Madrid Principles and the well-known Kazan document scenario supposed bilateral concessions. If it’s a unilateral concession for the Armenian side, then maybe there is need for more active social discussions to understand which settlement variant is preferable to the Armenian community,” Alexander Rahr said.
