“I am concerned over the fate of peoples that assign primary importance to the idea of revenge or return of the territories,” Konstantin Zatulin, the Director of the CIS Institute and a RF State Duma member, told NEWS.am.

In this case, one should think of how Russia had to act after it lost so much as a result of the USSR’s collapse, he said. According to the expert, Moscow has every reason to be “distressed over the matter,” but the Kremlin does not declare a policy of returning the lost empire its official policy. “It would mean to lead the people into a blind alley,” Zatulin said.

As to the possibility of new hostilities in Karabakh in the light of official Baku’s regular warlike statements, the expert said he does rule it out, as persistent signs of reluctance to take something into account are apparent. Moreover, in some cases revenge becomes a national idea.

On June 8, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev adopted a military doctrine, providing for the “liberation of occupied territories” by force and establishment of foreign military bases.