ArmInfo. The resumption of the negotiations on Artsakh on the basis of the Madrid principles will result either in the absence of a political solution or in the capitulation of Yerevan. Such an opinion was expressed by ArmInfo ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs of the NKR, independent analyst Arman Melikyan.
"In other words, the process either will continue to remain at a deadlock, or will end with the defeat of the Armenian parties, which is unacceptable in the context of our national interests and security." Thus, none of the meetings of the foreign ministers, the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan can be considered constructive the key role of the "principles" in the settlement of the conflict, moreover, given that such a agenda jeopardizes our national interests, any meeting held in this framework is another aggravation of the political and Yerevan's infernal inferiority, "he said.
On September 25, a meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan Edward Nalbandian and Elmar Mammadyarov was held in New York, during which the organization of a meeting between the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan was discussed.
The analyst believes that Azerbaijan manages not to let the negotiation process fade away, promoting the demand for the withdrawal of the Armenian military from 2/3 of the territory of Artsakh, implementing the power policy of "liberation of Azerbaijan from the aggressor" due to the lack of principle of the Armenian negotiators. In turn, the mediators who are interested in continuing the talks ignore periodic outbursts of military activity in Azerbaijan, for which the Armenian military pays for lives. Melikyan explains Baku's desire to resume negotiations with the uncontested nature of its desire to fully implement the program aimed at realizing its political goals. Against this background, according to his estimates, Yerevan and Stepanakert do not have an effective counterplay, as they have chosen a fruitless strategy of inflicting military counter-attacks on the enemy.
"I can say that such a strategy turns the defenders of our borders into a target, and the enemy decides when, where and what force to strike at Armenian positions, certainly gets an advantage." In this light, the existing negotiation process, contrary to our interests, significantly increases the likelihood of renewal scale military operations, "Melikyan summed up.