Yerevan has always been inclined to Nagorno-Karabakh’s independence, which, as we understand, is contrary to the position of the Azerbaijani side, and it does not bring the parties closer to the settlement of the conflict.   

Leonid Slutsky, Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on the Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Integration and Ties with Compatriots, told the aforesaid to RBC news agency of Russia.

“On the contrary, this bill [on Armenia’s recognition of the independence of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR/Artsakh)] may strengthen—in the perception of Yerevan—the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh, thus lead to a bitter enmity of Baku,” Slutsky noted. “I would not like to ‘caw,’ but this decision may lead to increasing border violence, which is impermissible.”