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  • BAKU: Political analyst says Russia's stand in Caucasus will weaken

    Political analyst says Russia's stand in Caucasus will weaken

    AssA-Irada, Azerbaijan
    June 2 2004

    Political analyst Vafa Guluzada was quoted as saying on Monday that
    after Azerbaijan and Armenia sign a peace treaty, Russia will have
    no influence on the two countries.

    AssA-Irada -- He underlined that the issue of influence is the key
    reason for Moscow's interest in the protracted Upper Garabagh conflict.
    Guluzada said Russia will not bring investments and new technologies
    into Azerbaijan and Armenia under pressure from the US and Western
    European countries, and added that Armenia is likely to demand
    withdrawal of Russian military contingent from its territory soon.

    At the same time, the political analyst noted that official Moscow
    will make attempts to bring pro-Russian forces to power in Georgia
    and Azerbaijan.

    "Russia hopes for weakening of the US stand worldwide and will
    thus try to strengthen its own position in the Caucasus", he said.
    However, Guluzada said such attempts by Russia will be unsuccessful.
    "The history never goes back," he concluded.
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