KavkazCenter :: Caucasus

Azerbaijan may not limited with Nagorno-Karabakh in case of renewal of hostilities, Heidar Jemal, the chairman of the Islamic Committee of Russia, told a news agency.

According to him, Yerevan should understand that at this time, Azerbaijan could launch military actions not in Karabakh, but carry out pinpoint strikes against strategic military installations inside Armenia proper. "As a result, the Karabakh Armenians, left without Yerevan's support, wouldl quickly come to senses and go for talks to Baku", he said.

But before that, the official Baku should get support from neighboring countries, a major diplomatic work with Iran should be done to squeeze Armenia from Iran's political sphere, Heydar Jemal noted.

"And with maximum probability, Iran and Russia would not take any serious measures in case of an Azerbaijan's military operation.

I think the factor of Russia and Iran is strongly exaggerated in the Karabakh conflict, since now it is not a situation that existed in the early 90's or even a few years ago. The

Azerbaijan's advantages are obvious, and nobody wants to spoil its relations with Baku, directly obstructing the restoration of the sovereignty of Azerbaijan over its territory", Jemal said. 

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