Expert says situations in Karabkh and Crimea are different

The ongoing crisis in Crimea has caused vehement debates concerning the possibility of a unilateral declaration of independence and any analogy between Nagorno-Karabakh and Crimea.

From the point of view of such a comparison it's quite clear why Georgia firmly supports Ukraine's territorial integrity, while Azerbaijan and Armenia keep silent.

However according to German expert Wilfried Fuhrmann any analogy between the Crimean crisis and the Nagorno-Karabkh war is inappropriate. The Armenian forces have occupied the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh and started a genocide of the Azerbaijani people.

In such a situation no free will of the population may be expressed, Professor Fuhrmann stresses.