Serzh Sargsyan: There is no Karabakh peace process at the moment 

ArmInfo. There is no Karabakh peace process at the moment, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said at a meeting with workers of culture in Artsakh.    

"There is no peace process, because the latest serious talk on the  Karabakh conflict settlement was on August 10," he said, adding: "If  we fail in Artsakh, we will fail everything in Armenia, too".  

When speaking of the situation on the line of contact of the Karabakh  and Azeri troops, Sargsyan said that now the situation on the  frontline is calmer than a year ago. When asked why he decided to  visit Artsakh and meet with workers of culture now, Sargsyan replied:  "Now we are experiencing a period when both the army and the people  should be prepared for hard times. The army has a lot of needs, which  should be impartially assessed, because our capacities are not  limitless to resolve all the problems. So, it is necessary to  determine the priorities".  

As regards the July events related to the seizure of the police  compound in Yerevan, Sargsyan said that he is "the most  gentle-hearted head of state" in the region. He also reproached the  workers of culture: "How many representatives of intellectuals made  speeches during the July events? Yes, the role of the state is great,  but it is not fair to lay everything on the state. There are moments,  when intellectuals play an important conciliating role," he stressed.