Medvedev will Attempt to Convince Baku Not to Rush in Nagorno-Karabakh: Analyst

There will be neither any sensational announcements nor a fundamental shift in Russia’s Nagorno-Karabakh position during Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s upcoming visit to Baku, said Baku-based political analyst Rasim Musabekov in an interview with Aze.az.

According to the analyst, Moscow will attempt to keep the status quo as long as possible.

“I suppose that the Russian authorities will seek to persuade Baku to wait, since a strong pressure on the Armenians can lead to Serzh Sargsyan’s government and talks on the peaceful settlement of the conflict to fail. It’s obvious that Azerbaijan won’t accept Russian explanations. It remains only to closely follow Medvedev’s words and to understand how much Russia’s patronage will spread in the diplomatic arena, if the situation falls in a military context,” he said.