Mountainous Karabakh: new options

The conflict in the mountainous Karabakh region is frozen, but it remains a concern for international organizations and of course for the conflicting sides of Armenia and Azerbaijan. It is a matter of concern of the entire Caucasus region as well, and it seriously undermines regional security and hinders full range development of the economy in the region. A new option was initiated by the Azeri side recently: this is to grant mountainous Karabakh a status similar to South Tirol.