Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Tofig Zulfugarov has proposed to wait for the deterioration of Armenian-Russian relations, and then to use force to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) conflict.

The ex-FM told Minval.az that the Azerbaijani society had no illusions as to what extent the Karabakh peace talks will be promising. As per Zulfugarov, the positions of the parties are clear, and no one sees an opportunity for coming up with an intermediate position, or for a compromise solution within the framework of these positions.

“In his statement, the [Azerbaijani] President places the emphasis on the thing that changes have taken place in Armenia,” the Azerbaijan ex-FM said. “And by electing [Acting PM] Nikol Pashinyan, the Armenian society has made a choice in the pro-Western direction of development. In my view, this is the Armenians’ rational stance in the context that the Russian side has given everything to Armenia, supported the annexation policy toward the occupied territories of Azerbaijan.

“But the Russian partner can’t give development to Armenia, since there are no necessary investments, help, etc. So, the Armenian society’s rational choice in favor of the West is substantiated. I believe this will sooner or later lead to the abandoning of [Armenia’s] cooperation with Russia.” 

In the Azerbaijan former FM’s words, when the appropriate conditions are formed, “our [Azerbaijan’s] decisive steps will be taken,” probably at that time.