It’s obvious that Turkey doesn’t need the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, as the establishment of stable peace in the region will significantly decrease the degree of Baku’s dependence on Ankara.
The Russian MFA spokeswoman stated that the Russian side will make efforts for the settlement process of the NK conflict within the frames of the agreed approaches, taking into account Russia’s close relations with Armenia and Azerbaijan.
The FM stated that when agreements are reached, and then Azerbaijan refuses to implement them, a question arises, whether that country is ready for the peaceful settlement, whether it wants to solve the conflict through negotiations.
“As for operations by Azerbaijan, they are rather predictable. Every event, which once again proves that Artsakh is a productive and complete state, stirs aggression. It’s necessary to show on the site that the conflict isn’t resolved. And NKR Defense Army showed its readiness to such “traditional” attacks.”
The talk was in particularly about the Azerbaijani recent attempts to launch an artificial criminal prosecution against the international reporters, experts, lawmakers who visit Artsakh, as well as to eliminate the values of the civilized world, the Ombudsman’s Office told.
On the eve of the Parliamentary Elections in the Republic of Armenia, discussing the Statement of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs of 17 February, 2017 on the Constitutional Referendum of 20 February, 2017 held in the Republic of Artsakh, the Board of the Political Science Association of Armenia (PSAA) adopted an Appeal to the Secretary General of the OSCE and the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship states.
He expressed hope that this year they’ll continue study of Azokh cave as well. Works in Tigranakert and Nor Karmiravan will be carried out by local, and in Azokh cave by international expedition groups.
“Threat for a new war exists as long as Azerbaijan isn’t convinced that the issue doesn’t have a military settlement,” Serzh Sargsyan said, adding that Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev disrupts peaceful settlement attempts.
On March 7 and overnight March 8 Azerbaijani forces made over 40 ceasefire violations in the ArtsakhAzerbaijan line of contact, firing over 500 shots at Artsakh positions from various caliber weapons, including large caliber sniper ries.
“I consider these are systematic visits, succession of which coincided with the escalation, due to which Moscow, by stressing the role of other MG Co-Chairs, attempts to have its investment in restoration of further talks.”
