Baku: Armenia's Role in South Caucasus Will Be Similar to Role of Israel in Near East

PanARMENIAN.Net - "Pretending to defend Azerbaijan's national interests and contrary to the assurances they give the Azerbaijani authorities will have to accept Armenians' demand," political scientist Zardusht Alizade stated. In his words, the Armenian side is not going to return all of the seven regions. "The only thing Azerbaijan can receive is the withdrawal of the Armenian troops from the five regions which make the security belt," he said.



The Azeri political scientist underscored that peacekeeping forces will be deployed in Nagorno Karabakh and to all appearance these will be NATO forces. "They will ensure security of the Armenian population first of all. As for Russia's position, it remains unchangeable. Russia tries to protract the settlement of the conflict," Alizade said.



He is convinced that the U.S. intends to gain Armenia's support and make it main ally in the region. "I suppose Armenia's role in the region will be similar to the role of Israel in the Near East. Lachin and Kebaljar are most likely to remain under Armenia's control," he said, reported Real Azerbaijan newspaper.