Expert: There is no need to be afraid that Russia will insist on concessions for Azerbaijan in the Karabakh issue
ArmInfo. "There is no need to fear that Russia will insist on concessions to Azerbaijan in the Karabakh issue, Russia certainly wants Azerbaijan to join the EAEC, but this will not affect the negotiation process in any way," the press conference on November 23 said the director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, Professor Ruben Safrastyan.
The expert noted that, despite the fact that Russia wants to strengthen the EAEC, It also takes into account the fact that Armenia is one of its main strategic partners. "The fact is that Russia is fighting for establishment of its influence in the region and in this case the best Armenia is an ally of Moscow. The Russian authorities are well aware that we are their faithful ally, and in no way will they bring interests of Armenia as a sacrifice in order to achieve Azerbaijan's accession to the EAEU "- the political scientist noted.
Safrastyan also said that, despite Russia's desire, Azerbaijan itself is not eager to join the EAEU. "The fact is that the AR, in contrast to Armenia, has oil, which it seeks to sell favorably, and when it joins the EAE, this price will drop significantly when exported to the member countries of the structure.Thus, the Azerbaijani elite can continue the game with Russia, but is unlikely to agree to join the structure, "the expert assured.
The political scientist also touched on Lavrov's statement that it takes time to resolve such a conflict as Karabakh. "Thus, Lavrov wanted to reassure the Armenian public and show that the position of the Russian Federation has not changed," the expert said.
It should be noted that on November 21 in Yerevan at a joint press conference with Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Russia, Sergei Lavrov, said that Russia, along with colleagues from France and the United States, will try to make active efforts to create conditions for the settlement of the Karabakh conflict. He stressed that all the components necessary to solve this problem are available. "Decisions are made in many documents that have been deposited with the OSCE Secretary General since 2007, 2009, 2011, they are thus fixed as proposals of the co-chairs, they remain on the negotiating table in their entirety." The only thing I want to emphasize once again , as I said in Baku, these components are formed into a package, and it is difficult to take one, two or three and negotiate on their basis, because the balancing components in this case fall out and there will not be the same result that we all expect " said the grower ministerial minister. However, according to Lavrov, the problem is difficult and all the experience of these talks shows that they will not end quickly.