The worst scenario for Russia in the context of the Karabakh conflict would be a war between Azerbaijan and Armenia, Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Vladimir Dorokhin told ANS TV of Azerbaijan, reported Haqqin.az news agency of the country.

As per the Russian ambassador, the four-day war in Karabakh showed that this conflict is not frozen, and it once again stressed the need for taking major steps to resolve this conflict.

“Our friendship with Armenia has deep roots,” the Russian diplomat said commenting on the query regarding a settlement to the Karabakh conflict. “We are military and political allies. We are also in various integration unions. 

“This conflict can be resolved solely by way of maintaining a balance of interests. There is a need to go to a compromise that the [conflicting] parties are able to trust each other. We don’t pressure the conflicting parties; we seek a conflict resolution formula which would equally satisfy the two [conflicting] parties.” 

Dorokhin also stated that a possible deployment of peacekeepers in the conflict zone is a figment of imagination by political scientists and journalists. The Russian ambassador argued that no discussions were held on the matter of peacekeepers.