Azerbaijan said at a session of the OSCE Permanent Council that the OSCE Minsk Group should resume regular meetings in Vienna, serving as a dialogue platform to settle the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict peacefully. Besides the co-chairs of Russia, the U.S. and France, the OSCE Minsk Group includes permanent representatives from Belarus, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Sweden, Finland, Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan asked Armenia to start integral and structured negotiations. Spokesman of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Khikmet Hajiyev said that Armenia should comply with the agreements to exchange information about missing persons under the auspices of the International Committee of the Red Cross, as agreed by the presidents in Paris. He added that Armenia should immediately release prisoners Dilgham Askerov and Shakhbaz Guliyev, Report.az reports.
Sergey Markov, a member of the Russian Public Chamber, said in an interview with Vestnik Kavkaza that the efficiency of the Minsk format was very dubious, despite the readiness of the countries to negotiate. He blamed the U.S. for blocking the settlement process, France for lacking the power and authority to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Andrey Petrov, deputy head of the M.V. Lomonosov MSU Information and Analysis Center, believes that Azerbaijan wants to hold an international conference or regular negotiating rounds with Armenia, under the mediation of the OSCE MG. He reminded that not a single agreement had been reached since Azerbaijan had shot down an Armenian combat helicopter.
Rasim Musabekov, a member of the Azerbaijani parliament, a political analyst, said that the negotiating process was at a stalemate and needed a boost. Monopolization of the negotiations by the co-chairs could not guarantee a breakthrough. Musabekov agreed that regular meetings even in the format of the OSCE MG would still be fruitful for the process.
Alexander Markarov, the director of the Armenian branch of the Institute of CIS Countries, insists that switching the negotiation process to any new format or structure would only be a waste of time because all the people involved will need to get to know each other from the very beginning. The question is not what format the negotiatinf process will choose, it is about the content offered for talks and consideration, the expert explains. Dragging the negotiating process only makes the resolution of the conflict slower, assures Markarov.
Azerbaijan said at a session of the OSCE Permanent Council that the OSCE Minsk Group should resume regular meetings in Vienna, serving as a dialogue platform to settle the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict peacefully. Besides the co-chairs of Russia, U.S. and France, the OSCE Minsk Group includes permanent representatives from Belarus, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Sweden, Finland, Armenia and Azerbaijan.Azerbaijan asked Armenia to start integral and structured negotiations. Spokesman of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Khikmet Hajiyev said that Armenia should comply with the agreements to exchange information about missing persons under the auspices of the International Committee of the Red Crossm as agreed by presidents in Paris. He added that Armenia should immediately release prisoners Dilgham Askerov and Shakhbaz Guliyev, Report.az reports.Sergey Markov, a member of the Russian Public Chamber, said in an interview with Vestnik Kavkaza that the efficiency of the Minsk format was very dubious, despite readiness of countries to negotiate. He blamed the U.S. for blocking the settlement process, France for lacking the power and authority to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.Andrey Petrov, deputy head of the M.V. Lomonosov MSU Information and Analysis Center, believes that Azerbaijan wants to hold an international conference or regular negotiation rounds with Armenia, under mediation of the OSCE MG. He reminded that not a single agreement had been reached since Azerbaijan had shot down an Armenian combat helicopter.Rasim Musabekov, a member of the Azerbaijani parliament, a political analyst, said that the negotiation process was at a stalemate and needed a boost. Monopolization of the negotiations by the co-chairs could not guarantee a breakthrough. Musabekov agreed that regular meetings even in the format of the OSCE MG would still be fruitful for the process.Alexander Markarov, the director of the Armenian branch of the Institute of CIS Countries, insists that switching the negotiation process to any new format or structure would only be a waste of time because all people involved will need to get to know each other from the very beginning. The question is not what format the negotiation process will choose, it is about the content offered for talks and consideration, the expert explains. Dragging the negotiation process only makes the resolution of the conflict slower, assures Marka
