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POLITICAL SCIENTIST URGED NOT TO OVERESTIMATE SOCHI STATEMENT
Mediamax
March 9 2011
Armenia
Yerevan /Mediamax/. Director of "Caucasus" Institute Alexander
Iskandaryan stated that the joint statement of Armenian, Azerbaijani
and Russian Presidents, made on March 5 in Sochi, can be considered
success for Yerevan, but "should not be overestimated".
Mediamax reports that the expert stated today that after Meiendorf
(Moscow) Declaration of 2008, Sochi statement is the first such
document.
"The fact that Baku managed to reach a statement on continuation of the
peace process is already some success. However, the statement should
not be overestimated, since such statements were made before as well,
but this does not mean that they were complied with. One should not
rule out the possibility that tomorrow, or in a month, Azerbaijani
President will again make militaristic statements", expert stated.
Speaking of the first item of the statement, which reads about the
necessity to complete the exchange of prisoners of war as soon as
possible, Alexander Iskandaryan noted that this is first of all
related to Baku, since the Armenian side does not have Azerbaijani
prisoners of war.
The political scientist stated that "consolidated pressure on
Azerbaijan is observed from the part of all three OSCE Minsk Group
Co-chair countries, headed by Russia".
From: A. Papazian
Mediamax
March 9 2011
Armenia
Yerevan /Mediamax/. Director of "Caucasus" Institute Alexander
Iskandaryan stated that the joint statement of Armenian, Azerbaijani
and Russian Presidents, made on March 5 in Sochi, can be considered
success for Yerevan, but "should not be overestimated".
Mediamax reports that the expert stated today that after Meiendorf
(Moscow) Declaration of 2008, Sochi statement is the first such
document.
"The fact that Baku managed to reach a statement on continuation of the
peace process is already some success. However, the statement should
not be overestimated, since such statements were made before as well,
but this does not mean that they were complied with. One should not
rule out the possibility that tomorrow, or in a month, Azerbaijani
President will again make militaristic statements", expert stated.
Speaking of the first item of the statement, which reads about the
necessity to complete the exchange of prisoners of war as soon as
possible, Alexander Iskandaryan noted that this is first of all
related to Baku, since the Armenian side does not have Azerbaijani
prisoners of war.
The political scientist stated that "consolidated pressure on
Azerbaijan is observed from the part of all three OSCE Minsk Group
Co-chair countries, headed by Russia".
From: A. Papazian