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YEREVAN. - The policy of Azerbaijan and Turkey is aimed against the OSCE Minsk Group.

Analyst and former Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia, Ambassador Arman Navasardyan, told the aforesaid to Armenian News – NEWS.am correspondent today.

Referring to the recent statement of the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev regarding the OSCE Minsk Group activity, he noted that Azerbaijan and Turkey have started working in that direction now.

“By leaving the OSCE Minsk Group, Azerbaijan will suffer itself, since currently there is no other institution which deals with the settlement of the Karabakh conflict.  The Azerbaijani side doesn’t agree with the proposals of the OSCE Minsk Group U.S. Co-Chair James Warlick. The issue is the following now: it’s necessary to normalize the situation on the border and only after that proceed to the talks, since it is not possible to negotiate at the moment,” Navasardyan stressed.

He didn’t exclude Azerbaijan’s intention to unleash war. “When an animal is cornered, it attacks. Azerbaijan has appeared in an analogous situation. I think that even Russia won’t be able to stop it. Everything depends on how the events in Syria will develop,” the expert said.

According to him, in case of war, Azerbaijan will cease to exist as a state, since the situation there is horribly tough. “The Talyshs and other ethnic minorities in Azerbaijan are like a real mine. The economic situation in the country is also tough,” Navasardyan said. 

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev accused the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs of religious discrimination. Referring to the results of PACE voting and the calls of the mediators before the voting, Aliyev stated:  “I’m very sorry that the Minsk Group Co-Chairs, who should immediately deal with the given issue, strive not for its settlement, but conflict freezing. Their current activity is absolutely senseless. They not only refrain from pressing Armenia, but also protect it from possible problems.” 

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