YEREVAN.- Armenia must toughen position on the Syrian issue and strictly oppose any military interference into the country, expert of the Institute of CIS states Mikhail Alexandrov said in Yerevan.

He considers in long term perspective the current situation in Syria will have negative consequences for the entire region and Armenia in particular.

The experts gathered at the Monday press conference shared the opinion that development of Syrian scenario is a stage of preparation for the final target– Iran.

“The West is targeted at Iran and plans to use Azerbaijan as a possible platform for the attack on the Islamic Republic. Nagorno-Karabakh may be viewed by the West as price to be paid to Azerbaijan,” Alexandrov said.

He is confident that currently the U.S., EU and their allies are supporting Azerbaijan, playing along when the matter concerns Karabakh.

In his turn Andrey Areshev, expert at the Institute of Political and Social Studies of the Black Sea and Caspian Region, said Russia’s position on Syria differs radically from the stance of the Western states. 

“Destabilization in the South Caucasus is not in the interest of Russia. Meanwhile, West’s actions lead South Caucasus to the same platform with so-called Great Middle East which is full of violence,” Areshev emphasized.