December 5, 2007 - 16:08 AMT
ICG: Karabakh war may resume in 2012
The International Crisis Group (ICG) organized a discussion of Nagorno Karabakh: Risking war report with the presence of experts.

ICG Senior Analyst on the Caucasus, Claire Delessard, in the part of the discussion open for reporters, expressed regret on behalf of the organization that Azerbaijani and Armenian governments do not agree to the proposals of Minsk Group, mediating in the settlement of the conflict, and do not prepare people for peace.

"Both sides think that time works for them. Armenia hopes that de facto condition of Nagorno Karabakh will be substituted by de jure and Azerbaijan hopes that it will solve the problem as a result of its economic growth," she said.

Analyst said that arming of sides may make the war real. "War may restart in 2012 - when Azerbaijan's energy resources reduce," she said.

Ms. Delessard stressed that publics of the two countries will play great role in preventing this war.

The debates carried out with the participation of Azerbaijani senior officials and chiefs of NGOs continued behind closed doors, APA reports.