ArmInfo. The international tendency for separatism is gradually being replaced by a tendency and a request for territorial integrity, - says the senior researcher at the Carnegie Endowment Europe Thomas de Waal.
Speaking at the conference organized by the Caucasus Institute with the financial assistance of the British Conflict, Stability and Security Foundation, "The Prospects for a Peaceful Settlement of the Nagorno- Karabakh Conflict: Local and International Perspectives", the expert also referred to the existence of exceptions.
"The most important of these exceptions, for example, in Europe, is the very similar to Karabakh of Kosovo, which in its time was very encouraged by the Armenian parties to the talks on Karabakh." However, Azerbaijan, already agitated by the preponderance of the principle of territorial integrity, was already inspired by Azerbaijan, the declaration of the EU summit this provision.
At the same time, the British expert saw in Moscow the lack of a soft power sufficient for the resolution of the Karabakh conflict, noting the existence of everyone's desire for a settlement, however, only with minimal damage to their own interests.
According to de Waal estimates, despite the fact that all international documents and statements speak about the need to observe peace and strengthen the atmosphere of trust, it is still impossible to build a building without a foundation, although it is still necessary to continue negotiations.
"There is an impression of Moscow's unwillingness to see participation in settling other players, but neighboring Iran and Georgia, in my opinion, having good relations with the parties to the conflict, can still play a positive role in this the foreseeable future still does not have to " the British expert said.