We asked the Head of the Chair of the Azerbaijani National Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy, Professor Ali Abbasov that over 20 years, international mediators are involved in the Karabakh conflict settlement, so whether the mediators more help or hinder the resolution of the conflict. He said, “Over the last 2 years, they say that they are waiting for the recommendations of the presidents, who negotiate with each other. The options that they were suggesting are used up. Therefore, they are performing the function of mediation by transferring the suggestions of the parties to each other. Perhaps, time will come when the powers or the task of the mediators will grow, but now you see that the MG is actually idle.”
We asked A. Abbasov whether the Karabakh problem will be solved in the near future. He informed, “First of all, someone has to break the status quo. I mean the big countries that have interests here, if they become interested. Like, once the US was willing to start a war against Iran by using the territory of Georgia and Azerbaijan. In the case of such bizarre events. Secondly, Russia is trying to create a new union, the attitude of the South Caucasus countries can also be significant for the Eurasian Union. In other words, if Armenia and Azerbaijan join the integrated security system, some sort of solution of the problem can be found.”
Voskan SARGSYAN
