Vladimir Zakharov: Russia can’t stay aside in case of military resolution of Karabakh conflict

Vladimir Zakharov: Russia can’t stay aside in case of military resolution of Karabakh conflict
August 23, 2010 - 17:13 AMT 12:13 GMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Director of the Institute of Political and Social Studies of the Black Sea and Caspian region, Vladimir Zakharov, said that in case of a military resolution of the Karabakh conflict, Russia will not stay aside.
“It is impossible,” Zakharov said during Yerevan-Moscow TV space bridge. “It was Russia which launched the process with the Meindorf declaration; it was Russia’s President, who called on the Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents to sign a document on peaceful resolution of the Karabakh conflict.”
Head of the Department of Political Studies of Caucasus Institute Sergey Minasyan noted for his part that Russia secures military balance in the conflict zone and acts as a guarantor of non-resumption of hostilities. According to him, Russia is trying to maintain peace in the region.
Commenting on the opinion that the Armenian-Russian agreements were signed in response to the Turkish-Azerbaijani agreements, the Armenian expert said he does not agree with it, as the agreements between Armenia and Russia were ready to be signed prior to achievement of any agreements between Turkey and Azerbaijan.