Ara Papyan: Azerbaijan`s goal is not the settlement of the Karabakh  issue, but the weakening of Armenia

ArmInfo.The meetings of the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan have been extremely symbolic in recent times, that is, it is a meeting for the sake of a meeting, and such a format as a whole is inexpedient, Ara Papyan, head of the Modus Vivendi research center, told a press conference on August 29.As noted by the expert, at the moment there is no such option for the settlement of the conflict, which would satisfy both sides.

 In addition, Papyan noted, Azerbaijan does not even seek to reach an  agreement with the Armenian side.  "The Armenian side has repeatedly  stated that it is ready to make concessions and transfer certain  territories around Artsakh to Azerbaijan, but our opponent does not  agree and does not want it, which means that it pursues another goal  .Therefore, the settlement of this issue is not currently among the  priority political issues in Azerbaijan, "Papyan noted. 

According to him, at the moment, Azerbaijan's goal is to weaken  Armenia. <This policy in general is valid, since we had a very large  emigration last year. People left not only from Armenia, but also  from Artsakh because of an extremely unstable situation, and this  speaks about the effectiveness of the Azerbaijani policy, "he noted.  "The only way to oppose this Baku policy is to apply the same  strategy against them." At the moment, Azerbaijan does not have a  stable situation, there is a constant clan war, and there are  religious, ethnic and cultural contradictions in the country itself.  "If we take advantage of this situation, then We can significantly  weaken Azerbaijan, which will be an excellent response of Yerevan to  the policy of the enemy.In addition, if Azerbaijan significantly  weakens and fully focus on its internal problems, then there will be  no aggravation at the border in the future, "Papyan stressed..