K. Zatulin: Only Armenia Interested in Status Quo Maintenance in Region

Out of the Caucasian states it’s only Armenia that is interested in the maintenance of the status quo in the region, Russian Duma member, Director of the Institute of CIS Studies Konstantin Zatulin told journalists today. “Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh are interested in maintenance of status quo and peace in the region, what cannot be said about Azerbaijan and Georgia,” the deputy said when addressing the international scientific conference titled “Caucasus without conflicts and terror: dialogue of civilizations on the Caucasian crossroad” held in Yerevan today.
According to Zatulin, Azerbaijan and Georgia feel “aggrieved” and in this contest one should not expect constructive approach from these states. Besides, he expressed amazement by the fact that Azerbaijan and Georgia claim return of territories basing on the principle of territorial integrity within the framework of the former USSR. “These states keep on criticizing the soviet state system and it’s at least odd that they do not adhere to the same approach in this case,” Zatulin said, reported Novosti-Armenia.