There are no obstacles to signing a peace treaty between Armenian and Azerbaijan, political scientist says

Russian political scientist Bogdan Bezpalko commented to Alpha News on the prospect of signing an Armenian-Azerbaijani peace treaty, as well as possible problems associated with this.

“I now do not see any obstacles on the part of Armenia to signing this agreement: the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic has been liquidated, it has officially dissolved itself, self-destructed, the population has been expelled, evacuated, hostilities are not currently taking place directly between Azerbaijan and Armenia. This, of course, does not exclude pressure on Armenia, but, in general, there are no conditions preventing the signing of peace agreements yet.

In this situation, it will all depend on how much the Armenian Prime Minister considers it expedient to sign such an agreement. So far, there has been no information that Nikol Pashinyan is against this. He did not refute Aliyev’s words, he did not say that it was too early or that there were some special conditions. So, I have no reason to assume that this agreement will not be signed. Of course, it could fail, but so far, I do not see any prerequisites for this,” Bezpalko said.

Arguing about what the document on peace will be called, Bogdan Bezpalko concludes that it does not matter what it will be called; what matters is what will be written in it.

“For Azerbaijan, in fact, this agreement is important in terms of a recognition of Azerbaijan’s victory in this war. It does not matter whether the war was with Karabakh or with both Karabakh and the Republic of Armenia. Secondly, this is recognition of the borders of Azerbaijan to the extent that Baku wants. Formally, the name of this agreement will not matter, be it ‘Armistice Treaty’, ‘Peace Treaty’, or ‘Treaty on the Legitimation of Borders’.

It is unlikely that it will make the life of the Armenian population of Karabakh easier if this agreement, for example, is called the ‘Cooperation Agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia’ or in some other way. It is just a document that will stipulate the recognition of the borders that exist within these limits on the part of Armenia,” the political scientist concluded.