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YEREVAN, APRIL 21, ARMENPRESS. Political scientist Hrant Melik-Shanazaryan stated that he does not expect any serious changes over the issue of Nagorno Karabakh conflict from the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s upcoming visit to Yerevan. In an interview with “Armenpress”, the political scientist stated that to wait for serious changes in Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement after Lavrov’s visit is not correct. “We see that political processes are multifaceted, and at this moment issues related to the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict are being discussed at different platforms. It is obvious that the issue will not be solved in the nearest future, therefore, we should not expect any serious changes from Lavrov’s visit to Yerevan”, said the political scientist.
There is a need of some clarification in the Armenian-Russian relations. “I think that Armenian-Russian relations should be clarified. Armenia expects Russia’s clear stance on Azerbaijani actions. These visits are in the form of consultations that can have a positive impact in the conflict settlement in the future, however, currently they are at the preparatory stage, and we should not expect any serious developments in the conflict settlement”, said Melik-Shahnazaryan.
Referring to the Russian media releases which say that intensive negotiation process will be restarted over Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement that will discuss the issue of yielding some of the territories, he stated that this information does not match with the reality. “I think that information is different from the reality. We see now media war is underway, and moreover, this issue is also a topic of discussion in abroad, that’s why media tries to act as a knowledgeable source. It is obvious that there are no negotiations at this point and also it is clear that the Armenia side will not change its stance after the Azerbaijani military operations. In my opinion, there are no and will not be any talks about the yielding of territories since we see that situation has changed in the negotiation process”, the political analyst added.
At the end Shahnazaryan noted that if previously Armenia was ready to go for some compromises for the peaceful settlement of the conflict, now it will match its stance in accordance of the current situation created as a result of Azerbaijani recent actions.