Friday, April 23 2021 15:47

ArmInfo.Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is now experiencing significant concern about the prospect of the West's return to the Karabakh conflict settlement  process. A similar opinion was expressed by ArmInfo political  scientist Stepan Grigoryan.

"Among other things, this is due to Aliyev's awareness that the  appearance of the West in the process will lead to a change in  Russia's current position. In recent months, the latter has already  realized the complexity of the process of reaching agreements,  especially Aliyev's ability to negotiate, and now it is gradually  shifting responsibility to the West. This, in principle, corresponds  to the interests of Armenia, since together Russia and the West will  be able to keep Azerbaijan within the limits assigned to it to a  certain extent," he stressed.

According to the political scientist, the Azerbaijani president is  also aware of the importance of the settlement principles for the two  countries of the OSCE Minsk Group: USA and France. In his opinion,  these principles and their implementation are as important for these  two countries as their own interests in the South Caucasus. In this  light, Grigoryan noted that Baku can not even hope to receive an  indulgence from the West for the war crimes committed in Artsakh, for  the "park of war trophies", for the Armenian prisoners held. It is  the understanding of all these realities, according to the political  scientist, that determines Azerbaijan's reluctance to restore the  Minsk settlement format. Plus, in this format, there is still an  unresolved issue of the status of Artsakh. A question regularly and  clearly voiced by both Washington and Paris. And the fact that the  Russian co-chair also insists on the" return " of the OSCE Minsk  Group is due to nothing more than an increase in the degree of  arrogance of Aliyev.

"In Moscow, the authorities are far from naive people. And they, of  course, can not regret their own actions during last year's war in  Artsakh. But, at the same time, they are well aware of the  seriousness of the current situation as a consequence of this war.   This is the source of Moscow's participation, interest and  cooperation with the West in the restoration of the Minsk format for  the settlement of the conflict, " Grigoryan concluded.