ArmInfo. "I do not think there will be any progress in the Karabakh issue in the near future, since neither Turkey nor Azerbaijan are interested in the settlement of the Karabakh issue at the moment." The head of the Hay Dat office and political issues of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun Bureau Kiro Manoyan told a press conference on March 2.
Manoyan noted that now both countries are actively preparing for the presidential elections. "As we know, early presidential elections will soon be held in Azerbaijan, during which Baku will try to organize clashes on the contact line, which in turn will lead to an increase in President Aliyev's rating."
As for Turkey, at the moment, President Recep Erdogan is also actively preparing for the forthcoming presidential elections that will be held in Turkey in 2019 and he is not up to the Karabakh settlement now, "the political scientist said.
"Of course, the OSCE Minsk Group is not completely satisfied with the fact that there are no progress in the Artsakh issue, however, the main goal of the representatives is still the preservation of peace at the border, and since Azerbaijan is not predictable, it can not be said with certainty that in the near future it will be possible to maintain a relative peace at the border, < Manoyan stated.
At the same time, according to the expert, full-scale military actions in Karabakh can lead to serious consequences for both sides, and Baku understanding this, in every possible way tries to avoid large-scale military operations.