Yerevan /Mediamax/. Azerbaijani political scientist Arif Yunus stated in Yerevan today that in the light of the recent events, Russia “gave up for lost Azerbaijan since the Azerbaijani society perceives Crimea and Karabakh as synonyms”.
Speaking at the conference on South Caucasus security issues today, Arif Yunus said that talks on Karabakh conflict settlement have been held for over 20 years and “will be held for 20 more years”.
Arif Yunus spoke on Azerbaijan’s domestic situation and noted that the Islam factor is rightly revived in the country. According to him, after gaining independence Azerbaijan traditionally carried out three policies – pro-Russian, pro-Western and Islamic. Nevertheless, after Ilham Aliyev assumed power in 2003, the pro-Western parties were attacked. Besides, Arif Yunus noted that the Azerbaijani society is seems to be greatly disappointed in Western values.
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