ArmInfo. The regional interests of superpowers prevail over their interest in the resolution of the Karabakh conflict, "says Carnegie Europe Senior Researcher Europe Thomas de Waal.
Speaking at a conference organized by the Caucasus Institute with the financial assistance of the British Conflict, Stability and Security Fund of the international conference "Prospects for the Peaceful Settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: Local and International Perspectives," the British expert linked the interests of Russia with Moscow's relations with Baku and Yerevan.
In this context, de Waal stressed the presence of a consensus between the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs in the resolution of the Karabakh conflict, which is periodically manifested in various statements by the presidents of Russia, France and the United States. In this light, the expert came to conclusions about the absence of serious disagreements in the positions of Moscow, Paris and Washington regarding the final settlement of the conflict. In his opinion, the views of the co-chairing countries on Karabakh have only different nuances.
"Nevertheless, there is still no common vision on the issue of the status of Karabakh, and the solution of this issue is left to the future." Against this background and largely thanks to this, an active diplomatic and information war continues between the parties to the conflict. Baku and Yerevan are convinced of the continuation of the military phase of the conflict, its parties are still very cautious in the issues of possible concessions, "summed de Waal.
The OSCE Minsk Group has been dealing with the settlement of the Karabakh conflict since 1992, represented by the co-chairs from Russia, the United States and France. Currently, the settlement process is based on the Madrid Principles put forward by the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs in 2007 and updated in 2009, among other things, providing for the deployment of a peacekeeping contingent in the conflict zone.