YEREVAN. - The signals of warning found in recent statements of the West largely refer to Azerbaijan but to Armenia as well, Armenian military expert Artsrun Hovhannisyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am, commenting on recent article of New York Times about settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict titled “Frozen Conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia Begins to Boil.”

According to Hovhannisyan, the article, the statements of OSCE co-chair presidents and UN Secretary General were addressed to Azerbaijan with primary aim of warning it against the outbreak of new war. However the same article tries to flatter Azerbaijan saying “though it could easily drive out Armenian forces, Russia could send its army to help Armenia”.

The expert thinks this flattery contains clear warning- should hostilities recommence, Baku will have serious problems. He marked that the West got tired of reminding Azerbaijan that its economy is a bubble, kept afloat by Western investments.