YEREVAN – Russia is the main external player, the power that can resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Political scientist Alexander Rahr, who is Research Director at the German-Russian Forum, on Saturday told the aforementioned to reporters, within the framework of the Moscow-based international Valdai Discussion Club’s outdoor session, entitled “Time of Change: World in the Era of Global Unpredictability,” in Armenia’s capital city of Yerevan.

He said it is very sad that the Karabakh conflict still continues and grows, and Europe does not find the strength to have any impact on it.

“In my view, today, nonetheless, Moscow is the main player that can resolve the conflict, since Armenia and Azerbaijan were USSR countries for some time, since their interests are similar to each other,” said Rahr. “In my view, this region is quite far for the US and the EU. Of course, Western countries should do everything to understand this conflict and resolve it somehow. [But,] in my view, we have missed a lot of chances.”

He added, however, that more certitude and less “[OSCE] Minsk Groups, friends of these or those parties” is needed.