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TWO-YEAR INTERVAL MARKS IMPORTANT MOMENT IN SARGSYAN-ALIYEV MEETING
13:03 ~U 08.11.13
The upcoming meeting between the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders
is interesting in that it is taking place after two years' interval,
says a political analyst.
"The meeting was scheduled for an earlier period, but it was postponed
due to the presidential election in Azerbaijan. So now the meeting
may take place even before the Vilnius Summit," Sergey Minasyan told
a news conference on Friday.
He said neither Presidents Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliyev nor the
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (which brokers the peace deal over
Nagorno-Karabakh) have any big expectations from the meeting.
"Agreements will be reached to continue the talks at the meeting. But
no document will be signed, in all likelihood. The existing format and
the maintenance of status quo is advantageous to the Armenian side,"
he said, considering the Minks Group format the most optimal choice.
As for the meeting, the expert said that it will only enable the sides
to keep up with the dynamics of the negotiation process. "Negotiations
for negotiations; this is the only realistic approach to the Karabakh
conflict at the moment," he noted.
Minasyan said he hopes President Aliyev will finally realize that
Azerbaijan's continuing military threats are not only unrealistic
but also extremely dangerous for the country.
"The Ramil Safarov case gave Armenia a lever [to claim] that
Nagorno-Karabakh cannot be part of a country like Azerbaijan. Armenia
could have no better or more effective lever. We must realize very
well that there are formal standards of diplomatic ethics, which the
co-chairs have to maintain. But at the same time, there is the indirect
format of their activity not subject to publication," Minasyan added.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/11/08/minasyan-sergey/
From: A. Papazian
13:03 ~U 08.11.13
The upcoming meeting between the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders
is interesting in that it is taking place after two years' interval,
says a political analyst.
"The meeting was scheduled for an earlier period, but it was postponed
due to the presidential election in Azerbaijan. So now the meeting
may take place even before the Vilnius Summit," Sergey Minasyan told
a news conference on Friday.
He said neither Presidents Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliyev nor the
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (which brokers the peace deal over
Nagorno-Karabakh) have any big expectations from the meeting.
"Agreements will be reached to continue the talks at the meeting. But
no document will be signed, in all likelihood. The existing format and
the maintenance of status quo is advantageous to the Armenian side,"
he said, considering the Minks Group format the most optimal choice.
As for the meeting, the expert said that it will only enable the sides
to keep up with the dynamics of the negotiation process. "Negotiations
for negotiations; this is the only realistic approach to the Karabakh
conflict at the moment," he noted.
Minasyan said he hopes President Aliyev will finally realize that
Azerbaijan's continuing military threats are not only unrealistic
but also extremely dangerous for the country.
"The Ramil Safarov case gave Armenia a lever [to claim] that
Nagorno-Karabakh cannot be part of a country like Azerbaijan. Armenia
could have no better or more effective lever. We must realize very
well that there are formal standards of diplomatic ethics, which the
co-chairs have to maintain. But at the same time, there is the indirect
format of their activity not subject to publication," Minasyan added.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/11/08/minasyan-sergey/
From: A. Papazian