YEREVAN. – Russia will attempt to improve relations with Azerbaijan on the account of Nagorno Karabakh, Armenia-based Modus Vivendi Center Director, political scientist Ara Papyan said at a press conference on Tuesday.

As per Papyan, following Armenia President Serzh Sargsyan’s announcement on the country’s accession to the Russia-led Customs Union, Kremlin thinks that official Yerevan is already “in the pocket,” and, now, it is Azerbaijan’s turn.

“[Official] Baku has oil and [natural] gas, [and] therefore money, too. It remains to be motivated by Nagorno-Karabakh,” the analyst noted.

At the same time, according to him, official Moscow is cautious of Armenia’s false perception.

“Despite the ‘kinship relations’ with Armenia, Russia does not stop supplying weapons to Azerbaijan. Kremlin is ‘withdrawing,’ but it is actively developing the business,” the political scientist specifically stressed.

He added that unlike Europe, which can give up financial resources for the sake of strategic interests, Russia does not have such a culture.

“The Kremlin does not want war in Karabakh, but it indirectly contributes to it by its actions,” Ara Papyan stated.

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