Wednesday, July 29 2020 14:05

ArmInfo. Moscow will continue to strive to prevent the escalation of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. And to bring their own efforts to the next, albeit  fragile, but the status quo.

A similar opinion was expressed to  ArmInfo by Russian political scientist Andrei Areshev.  "After the  next escalation of the conflict on the border between Armenia and  Azerbaijan, today between its sides, with the mediation of Moscow,  both official and unofficial negotiations are being held. It is  necessary to understand the extreme undesirability for Russia of any  manifestation of an escalation of the conflict between Armenia and  Azerbaijan," he stressed.

Areshev highlighted the threats posed by this conflict to the now  internal stability of Russia. The political scientist assesses all  the recent conflict situations between the Armenian and Azerbaijani  communities living in Russian cities and the capital as extremely  dangerous from the point of view of maintaining stability in the  country.

In this light, he noted Moscow's extreme interest in lowering the  degree of tension in the South Caucasus with all the capabilities and  mechanisms available in its arsenal. At the same time, Areshev  stressed that, contrary to the voiced opinions, Russia has never been  and is not an exclusive moderator of the Karabakh conflict, capable  of leading its parties to a mutually acceptable solution.

The political scientist singled out Turkey among the centers of power  not interested in stabilizing the regional situation. According to  him, for years in favor of a military scenario for resolving the  conflict, Ankara, especially in recent years, has been putting  serious obstacles in the way of Moscow's efforts.  Moreover, it is  the open Turkish support that gives decisiveness to the actions to  withdraw the conflict outside the region. Ankara is also trying to  use the Karabakh conflict to put pressure on Moscow and Europe.

The clashes initiated by the Azerbaijani army on July 12 on the  Tavush section of the border with Armenia have led to the loss of  more than 20 people killed by the Azerbaijani armed forces, three  tanks, the destruction and capture of 13 drones, and the capture of a  combat position of the Azerbaijani armed forces.  Losses of the Armed  Forces of Armenia amounted to 5 people.