Thursday, July 25 2019 17:55

ArmInfo.Yerevan and Baku statements by the outgoing head of the European Council, Donald Tusk, are an attempt to distribute all the sisters with earrings. In this  light, it is obviously not worth overestimating the words of a  European official. ArmInfo expressed the opinion of the Director of  the Caucasus Institute Alexander Iskandaryan.

During the July visit to the South Caucasus, the chairman of the  European Council said on July 10 in Yerevan that it was impossible to  resolve the Karabakh conflict by military means, thereby emphasizing  the need to preserve peace in the region and the right of peoples to  self-determination. July 9 in Baku Tusk on behalf of the European  Union supported the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan.

"In general, Tusk's statements fit well into Armenian and Azerbaijani  national discourses. It's clear that often such maneuvers of foreign  officials and diplomats are not very successful. However, their goal  is quite understandable - this is an attempt by Brussels to support  at least some interaction in the between Russia and Iran in the  region. For the EU, this is necessary, taking into account the  problems of the West in relations with these countries, in  particular, the constantly worsening situation around Iran, "the  political scientist emphasized.

According to his estimates, the European Union does not even have a  single position on the Karabakh issue. The current American  administration does not have a clear position either, and not only  with regard to Karabakh, but also the entire region of the South  Caucasus. There is only a single, coordinated position of the OSCE  Minsk Group. At this stage, this position, according to Iskandaryan,  is reflected in the "Madrid principles" and, in general, is supported  by other international structures.

Since 1992, the OSCE Minsk Group has been involved in resolving the  Karabakh conflict, represented by the co-chairs from Russia, the  United States and France. Currently, the settlement process is  nominally based on the Madrid Principles put forward by the OSCE  Minsk Group Co-Chairs in 2007 in Madrid and updated in 2009.

In this light, the political scientist assesses the recent amendments  to the US banning the sale of weapons to Azerbaijan, which can be  used to destroy civilian aircraft as a result of the work of Armenian  lobbyists.  According to his estimates, this decision is not  conditioned by the US state interests.  The House of Representatives  of the US Congress approved legislative amendments proposed by  Congressman Brad Sherman prohibiting the provision of weapons to the  US that can be used against civilian aircraft taking off and landing  at Stepanakert airport.