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    PanArmenian News
    Dec 4 2004

    ARMENIAN POLITICAL SCIENTIST A. ISKANDARIAN SAYS PRESENT SITUATION
    WITH NAGORNO KARABAKH CONVENIENT FOR ARMENIANS AND AZERIS


    03.12.2004 14:38

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ "We can recall Cyprus, for instance, the conflict
    with a long history. However the Greek part of Cyprus has been
    recently admitted to the EU. Thus, unsettled Cypriot conflict did not
    impede Europe to take such a decision. Europeans just resigned to the
    situation", well-known Armenian political scientist Alexander
    Iskandarian, who moved in Armenia 2 years ago to head the Department
    of Researches of the Caucasian Media Institute in Yerevan, stated in
    his interview with Yerkir Armenian newspaper. The importance of
    Caucasus for the West is exaggerated, he says after a long-term
    travel across the Western Europe and Turkey. In Iskandarian's
    opinion, "there are tens of territories like Nagorno Karabakh and a
    dozen of regions like Caucasus all over the world". So, recognizing
    the independence of Karabakh as Turkey did in respect of the Northern
    Cyprus, Armenia will "cause a little anger", but then everything will
    remain as it is. When commenting on the possibility of Azerbaijan's
    resuming hostilities in case the peaceful negotiations are broken
    off, A. Iskandarian said the Azeri authorities are not so stupid to
    launch a war without being sure of victory. To make the army more
    efficient first the Azeri society should change, while such changes
    cannot occur within a short period of time. "Without such a
    transformation even the most brilliant plan drawn up by Turkish
    general is unrealizable." According to Iskandarian, a war, which will
    last more than two or three weeks, will inevitably lead Azerbaijan to
    destabilization and inner opposition. "As for the military and
    anti-Armenia propaganda, it is a correct step" of political
    technology. However this technology has nothing to do with the
    resumption of war. Concluding his speech the political scientist
    stated that the most realistic scenario is the preservation of status
    quo, what is favorable for Armenians, Azeris and for the West as
    well.
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