Monday, October 2 2017 13:27

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.