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Russian expert Alexander Skakov: â€œIf the war with Iran prolongs, Azerbaijan can take advantage of it and return its occupied territoriesâ€ â€“ EXCLUSIVE

Russian expert Alexander Skakov: â€œIf the war with Iran prolongs, Azerbaijan can take advantage of it and return its occupied territoriesâ€ â€“ <font color=red>EXCLUSIVE </font>

02 February 2012 14:51 (UTC +04:00)

Moscow. Farid Akbarov â€“ APA. The start of military intervention by the USA in Iran will lead to the start of Azerbaijanâ€™s military operations in Nagorno Karabakhâ€, said Armenian political analyst, said Director of Institute of Oriental Studies of Armenian National Academy of Sciences Ruben Safrastyan during his speech in Moscow-Yerevan video bridge called â€œGreat Caucasus under threats and sanctions: Iranian factorâ€ which was held in â€œRIA Novostiâ€ agency. According to the Armenian political analyst that if US starts the war with Iran, it will mostly influence Armenia: â€œBecause Iran has a great significance to Armenia. Azerbaijan will use the occurrences in Iran and restore the military operations in Nagorno Karabakhâ€.

Another Armenian political analyst Sevak Sarukhanyan said that Iran played a key role in the region from the standpoint of security. According to him, the sanctions of the Western countries against Iran have already influenced Armenia: â€œThe realization of economic projects between Iran and Armenia were brought into challenge. It includes construction of railways, power stations and etc. If the sanctions continue and the war starts, Iran will have to cut the money which it allocated to Armenia from its budget.

Dean of the faculty of oriental studies of Yerevan State University Vardan Voskanian said that the start of war in Iran will influence most of all Azerbaijan.
He showed the living of the Azerbaijani Turks in the northern Iran: â€œThatâ€™s why these people will leave for Azerbaijanâ€.

Russian political analyst, employee of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Skakov told APA that despite Azerbaijan has a high level military power, it will be impossible to settle Nagorno Karabakh conflict in a short time: â€œBecause the international community will not permit it. The peacekeepers will be settled in Nagorno Karabakh after their interference. The region will be considered as a de-facto occupation. Azerbaijan will gain a chance to return its displaced persons to regions around Nagorno Karabakh. If the war with Iran prolongs, Azerbaijan can take advantage of it and return its occupied territories.