Russian MP says Nagorno-Karabakh conflict can be solved in next few years
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is a bleeding conflict and should not be left to future generations, believes Russian MP Leonid Slutsky.
Slutsky, who heads the State Duma Committee on the Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Integration and Links with compatriots, said that recent hostilities between Azerbaijan and Armenia showed that the problem must be solved quickly.
In an interview to Azertac, he said the process of settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is “very sensitive”.
“Speaking about the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, both my colleagues and I always apprehend the responsibility," he said adding that the conflict can be solved in the next few years.
Azerbaijan and Armenia for over two decades have been locked in conflict, which emerged over Armenian territorial claims. Since the 1990s war, Armenian armed forces have occupied over 20 percent of Azerbaijan's internationally recognized territory, including Nagorno-Karabakh and seven adjacent regions. The UN Security Council has adopted four resolutions on Armenian withdrawal, but they have not been enforced to this day.
The Russian MP further said that Moscow considers the format of the OSCE Minsk Group as rational and efficient for maintaining peace in the region.
"But at the same time, we understand that the seven year old Madrid principles, have not been yet implemented,” he said.
“I am sure that the politicians are doing everything possible to promote the settlement of this conflict," Slutsky emphasized, adding that despite all the efforts of parliamentarians, heads of state and foreign ministers will always play a major role in the resolution of this complex conflict.
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