YEREVAN. – The key problem in any armed conflict is prevention of hostilities, former co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Vladimir Kazimirov said during the meeting of the Lazarev Club in Yerevan.

The most important problem of the Karabakh conflict is the fate of Nagorno-Karabakh, the rest is derived from the conflict. As noted by Kazimirov, the conflict has two main features: it has a much larger background than other conflicts in the territory of the post-Soviet space. The ambassador said there was a controversial decision of 1921 to transfer Karabakh to Azerbaijan, attempts to revise this decision, and when “perestroika” began, many Armenians found it appropriate to review the structure of the USSR in terms of the NKAR.

Another feature is that there are three parties to the conflict, and Karabakh proved itself as a party and a participant.

According to him, the position of official Baku creates a stalemate. They demand most of all the return of “the occupied territories”, but Baku is not ready for concessions in exchange for the liberation of territories. It seems that Baku is actually becoming a supporter of the unresolved conflict. The leadership of Baku is satisfied with the lack of progress in its own way by demonstrating patriotism through incidents and the rejection of the co-chairs' proposals. Attempts by the co-chairs are fading due to the position of Baku. In contrast, Armenia went in search of compromises, but excluding a military solution.