Professor Brenda Shaffer: political will necessary to resolve Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

The Azerbaijani and Armenian leaders must demonstrate political will to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Professor at the University of Haifa Brenda Shaffer said at a roundtable on "The Barack Obama Administration and the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict," organized by the Azerbaijani Presidential Center for Strategic Research in Baku on Friday.

"However, in the context of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, one should consider the U.S.- Russia relationship, Russia's desire to help, given that Moscow being one of the major players in the region, may influence the internal situation in the region," she said.

The United States is interested in resolving this conflict by virtue of its economic interests in the energy-rich region, through which, also the hydrocarbons transit to Europe passes," she added.

However, Shaffer said, many questions arise about the conflict.

"One of the key points is that the money allocated by the Congress to Nagorno-Karabakh may not be used for the needs of the population," she said.


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