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    AZERBAIJAN SEEKING TO SHIFT BLAME FOR FAILURE OF PRESIDENTS' MEETING IN KAZAN - EXPERT

    news.am
    Aug 2 2011
    Armenia

    YEREVAN. - The motivation of the current moment in Nagorno-Karabakh
    peace process is the disappointment which is observed in the world,
    particularly among the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing countries.

    It comes after the sides failed to progress towards the conflict
    settlement seeking compromises on the basis of proposals agreed
    between the OSCE Minsk Group countries and presented by Russia at the
    meeting of Armenian, Azerbaijani and Russian President's in Kazan,
    Chairman of the Committee for CIS and ties with Russian Nationals,
    RF State Duma, Director of the CIS Institute Konstantin Zatulin told
    Armenian News-NEWS.am.

    According to him, over the recent year Azerbaijan escalated tension
    over Nagorno-Karabakh, hoping the co-chairing countries and the
    mediators would believe in Baku's warlike statements and make
    concessions.

    "One of Azerbaijan's targets became Russia. Baku has been exerting
    pressure on Moscow in 2 ways, the first - soothered Russian
    representatives at the high level, the next - carried out lobbying
    activities among those who were not affected by Baku'a charm. It was
    accompanied by Baku's statements on its intention to resolve the
    conflict by military means," Zatulin noted, adding the reason for
    choosing so uncomplicated tactics lies in very complex games around
    the Armenia-Turkey rapprochement, disrupted due to Azerbaijan's
    position. As a result, Turkey faced a dilemma, particularly to
    comply with an agreement or not to violate ties with Azerbaijan,
    he emphasized.

    "Securing its aim in this regard, Azerbaijan took the offensive on
    other aspects. Baku's attack - pressure on the mediators and Armenia
    is not sufficiently profound. First of all it is not based on the
    actual intention of Azerbaijan to go against everyone and everything
    in the question of peace or war in Karabakh. It was a psychological
    attack on the enemy," said Zatulin.

    The expert stressed that Azerbaijan has achieved certain success thanks
    to this tactics but on the whole the OSCE Minsk Group countries were
    not ready to support Azerbaijan's position.

    "Forcing Armenia to agree to the decision, which would in fact leave
    Nagorno-Karabakh within Azerbaijan, would lead to failure of further
    negotiations and settlement of any kind, since it is clear that Armenia
    can not agree to it. As a result, the attempt failed," said Russian MP.

    Some mediators were disappointed in Baku as Azerbaijan appeared to
    be a country which bears responsibility for a deadlock in talks,
    even if it is temporary, the expert believes.

    "Presently Azerbaijan is trying to find ways that would allow
    mediators not to perceive it as a country which appraises war, but
    a state standing for peace and working for it," Zatulin concluded.

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