Caucasus region is under no immediate threat of armed conflict, according to military expert Alexander Golts.

“Most obvious reasons behind this are: Armenia’s membership in the CSTO, which means organization’s serious support in case of war, as well as better training of Armenian army officers. True, Azerbaijan has been intensively purchasing weapons recently. Yet what really matters is fighting capacity, in which, experts say, Armenian army is superior to Azerbaijan’s,” Mr. Golts noted.

As the expert pointed out, the possibility of strong Turkish army’s interference might pose a serious danger. “Russia, in turn, is interested in upholding peace in the region, and will take every effort to prevent such outcome,” Caucasian Knot cited him as saying.