Karabakh issue, along with Iran and Caspian problems, can change the face of the region, according to the first vice president of Strategic Development Modeling Center.

“Still, compared to Iranian issue, Karabakh conflict is a local, tactical one, rather than strategic. Karabakh is kept in store to be used in order to clash those, who don’t strictly adhere to either Iranian or Caspian side, against each other,” Grigory Trofimchuk stated.

“Suppose Azerbaijan would risk seizing Karabakh by force: Karabakh becomes a closed enclave, which means Azerbaijan’s political format would remain unchanged, with Caucasus turned into a hot spot on top of it. It’s not ruled out that in such situation Nakhijevan would be taken away from Azerbaijan “as a moral and territorial compensation,” the expert remarked.

“In short, reintegrated Karabakh is a total outburst at Greater Caucasus, the repercussions of which cannot be foretold,” Novosti Azerbaijan quoted the expert as saying.