Expert: Presidential elections in Russia not an important factor in Nagorno-Karabakh problem

The results of the presidential elections in Russia in 2012 will not be an important factor in Moscow's efforts to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Russian political analyst Mikhail Remizov said.

"I would not overestimate Moscow's possibilities to influence the parties to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, as the main problem is the lack of even an exemplary model of settlement," he said.

"Additional incentives of mediators would make sense only if this model was on the negotiating table. But it does not exist because the positions of the parties are mutually exclusive while clarifying the circumstances."

He added that, in this respect, mediation can not be very effective, except in terms of preventing the escalation of military conflict, but not in the sense of reaching the agreement on legal resolving the territorial dispute.

"I do not see any perspectives of resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in the nearest future," the expert said.

However, Moscow would continue making efforts to reconcile the two friendly countries - Azerbaijan and Armenia.

"It does not depend on domestic political circumstances in Russia, including the upcoming presidential elections," he said.

Russia is not interested in the two countries being at war. Thus, this is a big problem for Russia in many ways, he said.


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