Russia committed to avert tension over Karabakh – expert

If tension erupts along the border between Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) and Azerbaijan, Russia will not offer any intervention unless the problem is resolved locally, a Moscow-based political analyst said today, reiterating the country’s commitment to avert possible hostilities in the conflict zone.

“The positive thing here is that no foreign power wants tension around the problem. For Russia, it is an extremely dangerous and unnecessary conflict, hampering [the country’s plans]. Russia is a superpower that has the complex group of interests. Neither is the US interested in tension, as it is preoccupied with other affairs. Turkey too, has many other problems, which are important for it,” Fyodor Lukyanov,  the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, told reporters in Yerevan.

Meantime, ruled out the possibility increasing tension without external influence. “If, under external influence, we observe tension around the problem, Russia will invest all the possible methods to maximum rapidly calm the situation down, calling the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs’ attention to the problem,” he said.