West Interested in Azerbaijani Oil but Not Its Territorial IntegritySeptember 25, 2006 - 15:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia will not make any changes in its stand on the Karabakh issue, Russian political scientist Grigory Trofimchuk said. According to him, if the NKR authorities decide to hold a referendum on independence, this will be a decision beyond the sphere of Russia's influence. "No one will ask Russia whether to hold the referendum or not. If determined, it will be conducted on the fixed date and Russia will support it. Unlike the Transnistrian or Abkhazian issues, Russia will not engage into a political confrontation and its line on Karabakh has undergone no changes," the Russian political scientist said. Trofimchuk considers that the situation with Nagorno Karabakh differs from the situation in Transnistria and South Ossetia. "In case with Karabakh Russia will support the position of the EU and U.S. Azerbaijan will anyway come off the loser, since the West is interested in its oil but not its territorial integrity," he said, reported Day.az. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |