Azerbaijan is not interested in signing a peace treaty – Alexander Tsinker

 
Speaking with Alpha News, Director of the Institute of Eastern Europe and the CIS in Israel Alexander Tsinker commented on the reports that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev called the Armenian government’s proposal “to sign everything that has already been agreed upon and to leave the rest for later” completely unrealistic.

According to the expert, Azerbaijan is not interested in signing a peace treaty at all because it hopes that it will be able to make further demands.

“On the one hand, there is an international trend that everyone wants a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Everyone talks about it, so at all international meetings or interviews, both Armenia and Azerbaijan say that they want to sign a peace treaty as soon as possible. But at the same time, they blame each other for what is not being done. I do not think that Azerbaijan is interested in signing a peace treaty at all, because it hopes that it will be able to make further demands,” Tsinker said.

According to the political scientist, amid the tumult of military actions in the Middle East, Azerbaijan may try to resolve some of its other issues in the South Caucasus.

“Moreover, if more active military actions begin in the Greater Middle East, in particular in the South Caucasus, Azerbaijan may try to resolve some of its issues, either territorial or security issues, amid this tumult. Therefore, today it continues its bellicose rhetoric and each time sets conditions, such as changing the Constitution of Armenia, resolving the issue of the ‘Zangezur corridor’ and so on.

And of course, it cannot say that it is against signing. Therefore, Azerbaijan says that it is ‘for’ signing, but there are certain points that need to be resolved. I do not think that such a thing as partial signing happens in world practice. Probably, it is better to sign a comprehensive variant. But I am a supporter of the fact that Armenia and Azerbaijan are far from peaceful coexistence. There are still many problems both in the rhetoric and in the demands, so there is no need to rush,” Tsinker concluded.