As of today, resumption of hostilities by Azerbaijan is ruled out, according to an Armenian political scientist.

"The Azeri warlike rhetoric stopped abruptly, mostly due to Georgia's failure to implement the scenario of Srpska Krajina in the South Caucasus. The attempt to 'unfreeze' Nagorno Karabakh was foiled and I want to thank Saakashvili for it," Alexander Iskandaryan, director of Caucasus Institute said during a round table discussion today.

"I would like to mention that Azerbaijan developed a military doctrine which envisaged implementation of a defense policy jointly with Turkey. But this doctrine wasn't passed. Some sources say that Turkey will not be mentioned in the Azeri military doctrine at all," he said.

"Baku feels extremely awkward in the light of developing Turkey-Russia relationship. Besides, much depends on Yerevan-Ankara interaction and internal processes in Turkey. So, I can conclude that resumption of Baku's bellicose rhetoric depends on two factors: Armenia's foreign policy and Turkey's domestic affairs," Mr. Iskandaryan said.