A new, real layout of forces around Nagorno-Karabakh is not observed, Russian political scientist Alexander Karavayev told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

In his words, the whole world favors a pacific settlement to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.  

“Overall, these observable facts can be called diplomatic ethics,” Karavayev added.

The analyst noted that Turkish President Abdullah Gul’s recent statements in connection with Nagorno-Karabakh continue the already-indicated path of the political elite of the third countries, which tend to see solely a political scenario for conflict resolution.    

The Russian political scientist expressed a view that the escalation of tension around Nagorno-Karabakh is not in Turkey’s best interests.    

As for the Turkish president’s statement of the need for resolving the Karabakh issue as soon as possible, Alexander Karavayev argued:

“Some may see military scenario theses, but I personally see a peaceful rhetoric in this. By voicing its view out loud, [official] Ankara is trying to hint the need for [official] Yerevan to make concessions.”