MOSCOW. – Possibility of a new war in Nagorno-Karabakh is absolutely real, political scientist at the Eastern Studies Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Skakov told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Forecast for the year is quite pessimistic. This refers to the situation in Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the problem in the relations between Georgia and Armenia, the lack of reconciliation progress in the process of establishment Armenian-Turkish relations and the possibility of military attack on Iran. However, the most dangerous is the intensification in the zone of Karabakh conflict, the expert told adding that there is no progress expected in Karabakh conflict settlement.

“The conflict sides are not ready for the compromises, while the OSCE Minsk Group mediators either cannot or do not want to push them to make compromises,” Skakov stated. “The second major threat for the region this year is the possibility of American-Israeli attack on Iran. In this case the explosion throughout the region is possible including.”