ArmInfo. Japan supports the efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group co- chair countries in connection with the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and looks  forward to a peaceful solution based on the principles of  international law. The Japanese Ambassador to Azerbaijan Teruyuki  Katori stated this.

Professor   Vitali Naumkin,  the academician of Russian Academy of Science, scientific board member  and the director of Oriental Studies Institute in his interview to ArmInfo speaks about the relations of Russia with Karabakh conflict sides, about the armament trade. Gives evaluation to the current relations of Israel and Iran with Azerbaijan and Armenia. Comments on the probability of the Middle East unrest projection to the South Caucasus.

ArmInfo.Armenian National Assembly Head Ara Babloyan met the delegation led by European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs David McAlister.

ArmInfo. European Union thinks that status quo in Karabakh is not sustainable and the conflict needs faster political settlement, in accordance to international law, this  was stated by Federica Mogherini, the High Representative of the  European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy during the  joint press conference with Armenian Foreign Minister Edward  Nalbandian, as a result of Armenia-EU cooperation Council session.

ArmInfo. Edward Sharmazanov, the Vice Speaker of Armenian Parliament received   Oleg Pavlyuk, the Senior Advisor for Political Issues of European Bank of  Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Thomas Graham, the  managing director at Kissinger Associates, Inc., where he focuses on Russian and Eurasian affairs, Ex- Special Assistant to the President Bush  and Senior Director for Russia on the National Security Council staff from 2004 to 2007,  also served as the Associate Director of the Policy Planning Staff of the Department of State,  one of the founders and co-Directors of the Russian Studies Project at Yale, in his interview to ArmInfo speaks about current conditions of Russian-Chinese relations, Donald Trump’s Administration political motivation in respect to Iran, speaks about the Karabakh conflict settlement

ArmInfo. The issues of Armenian-Turkish relations normalization must not be linked to Karabakh, answering the question of ArmInfo about possible consequences exacerbation of the situation in the zone of the Karabakh conflict for normalization Armenian-Turkish relations, head of political department of the EU delegation to Armenia Dirk Lorenz stated.

ArmInfo. German political expert Alexander Rahr, the Research Director of German-Russian Forum and the Board member at Union of Russian Economy in Germany, in his interview to ArmInfo speaks about new threats and challenges of South Caucasus Security, comments on the probability of  Karabakh conflict defrosting and  on Russian policies in respect to Caucasus.

ArmInfo. Lieutenant General Yevgeni Buzhinsky, the PIR Center Board Chairman, in his interview to ArmInfo speaks about certain aspects of European security, about the reasons of some deficit in respect to the tools of supporting that security. Refers to the issue of Gabala Radio Location Station from the point of Russian security control CSTO Azerbaijan’s  membership  prospective, motivations of Russian policy at the Caucasus.

ArmInfo. Despite all the troubles  preconditioned by Karabakh conflict and permanent violations of cease  fire, the Artsakh Republic develops dynamically as a democratic  state. This is stated in the article written by  Rainer Morel and   Hans-Johan Schmidt,  Ex-Ambasadors of Germany to Armenia, who have  implemented the observance mission  during the Constitution  referendum in Karabakh, German ADK informs. 

ArmInfo. Lamberto Zannier , the OSCE Secretary General, and Russian MFA Head Sergey Lavrov to discuss Karabakh conflict in Moscow on April 28. This was stated on April 19 at the weekly  briefing by Russian MFA official representative Maria Zakharova, answering the question if  Karabakh issue will be discussed during Zannier's visit to Moscow.  

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ArmInfo.Under the conditions when the vast majority of national assets is accumulated in any legal or illegal ways in hands of several families, and the society is abandoned and lives in poverty, it would be a political illiteracy to  expect any other results of elections. This was stated by Frist  Armenian President Levon Ter-Petrosyan, the leader of Congress-PPA  bloc, in his comments on elections results at ilir.am 

ArmInfo. Either Megri corridor or any other option  has never been as  an  issue of territories exchange  discussed at any of negotiations stage.  This was stated by   Victor Soghomonyan, the Press Secretary of the Second Armenian   President Robert Kocharyan in his interview to 2rd.am, commenting the  words  of Levon Ter-Petrosyan, the leader of  Armenian National  Congress - Armenian People Party bloc, stating that an issue of  exchange of Meghri  corridor   with some of the regions controlled by  Artsakh has been discussed at  Key West meeting. 

ArmInfo. Due to clear understanding  of  the impossibility of Karabakh settlement, no attempts are made during recent several years. Such an opinion was  shared with ArmInfo by Alexander Iskandaryan, the Director of   Institute for the Caucasus. 

ArmInfo. In Moscow, of course, they are ready to tight mutually beneficial cooperation with any force able to have the majority of voices and form an adequate coalition in Armenia. Such an opinion expressed to ArmInfo the researcher of the Caucasus Research Cetnre and Central Asia of the Oriental Institute RAN Andrey Areshov.    

ArmInfo. Russia is a major trade and economic partner of Armenia, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan says in an interview with Izvestia. 

ArmInfo. If there are new initiatives to organize a meeting on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement, it will be informed about. On March 10, Armenian Foreign Minister  Edward Nalbandian stated this in Yerevan during a joint press  conference with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotsias when answering  the question whether there are any initiatives on the part of the  Russian side to organize a meeting at the level of the Foreign  Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan.

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ArmInfo. "The public discussions in respect to international conflicts might be useful, but could be also useless, and even harmful, if false statements are  not responded promptly. Many  things depend here of the facts being  correct and arguments being strong, anmd those should be not dressed  up with emotions and personal escapades," Vladimir Kazimirov, the  Spercial Representative of The Russian President on Karabakh and  the    1992-1996 OSCE  Minsk Group Russian team leader  states.