YEREVAN. – Official Moscow is interested in preservation of the status quo in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Caucasus Institute Deputy Director, political analyst Sergey Minasyan noted the aforesaid at a press conference on Tuesday. 

In his words, the Kremlin realizes all too well that if Azerbaijan gets Karabakh, it will break off ties with Russia and get closer with the West. As a result, Russia will face the peril of losing one of its largest trading partners in Transcaucasia.     

As for Armenia, according to Minasyan, Russia will lose its trust by official Yerevan and every kind of boost to cooperation with Russia, and this likewise will harm the interests of Russia.

“In addition, the conflict’s resolution in favor of any one the parties can lead to unpredictable results, which will contribute to the destabilization of the situation in the region. 

“So, the most optimal and proven option for Moscow is the preservation of such a course of activities, which enables to apply pressure sometimes on [official] Baku, sometimes on [official] Yerevan,” Sergey Minasyan concluded.