"Dialogue between Azerbaijani and Armenian communities of Nagorno-Karabakh would be helpful"

"If the dialogue of the Armenian and Azerbaijani communities of Nagorno-Karabakh would be held in the North Caucasus, it would greatly contribute to stabilizing the ethno-psychological situation in the region. This step corresponds with the philosophy and interests of long negotiations," said Ahmadoglu.

According to Ahmedoglu, Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan's preference to trilateral (Russian Federation, Azerbaijan and Armenia) format at the St. Petersburg meeting comes from the essence of Armenia's policy.

"Conflict is the key and alternative source of income for the Armenians. Azerbaijan's main source of income is the natural resources and the transit potential, Georgia - mainly transit potential, however, Armenia has none of these. Finance and other resources earned by the collapse of the USSR have depleted, country's external debt exceeds the state budget by 2-5 times. In order to obtain financial benefits and other resources, Armenia needs a new, more large-scale conflict," said Ahmadoglu.

According to the political scientist, creating a regional conflict on the basis of the Nagorno-Karabakh is the principal for the Armenians.

"When Russia, the United States and the European Union are together, Armenia can't afford to lie. To create a conflict-prone situation, Armenia should work with the United States and Russia separately. The regional situation of Tehran also increases the maneuvering of Armenia. In this case, Russia mostly loses, but Armenia gains instead. This is an old plan of Armenians," said Ahmadoglu.


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