Friday, June 14 2019 18:56

ArmInfo. The ongoing internal  political processes in Armenia prevail over foreign policy and issues  important for the country in the international arena remain in the  background.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Arman Navasardyan stated this at a press conference, calling the OSCE Minsk Group's position on the Karabakh settlement not very favorable, in the context that it does not call for the inclusion of Artsakh in the  negotiation process.  "Armenia cannot force Azerbaijan to include  Artsakh in the negotiation process, this is a very difficult issue,  which depends on a number of factors. Many mistakes were made. The  authorities of the country had to react in a timely manner to the  ongoing processes, "the expert believes.

According to him, despite the militaristic position of Azerbaijan on  Karabakh, large-scale military clashes will not occur, explaining  that the escalation of military actions depends not only on  Azerbaijan and Armenia, but also on those players who are involved in  these negotiations.

"Even Turkey is not interested in military actions, because in the  event of a collision, the scenario of the First World War will  unfold," he added.  Navasardyan also expressed concern that the  internal policy of Armenia began to prevail over foreign policy.  In  addition, in his opinion, the shortcomings of diplomacy that have  occurred over the course of 30 years are directly reflected in  today's diplomacy. He called the activities of the government  unprofessional.  In conclusion, the ambassador noted that those  countries that use public diplomacy methods are successful and create  a favorable climate for foreign policy in general, noting that the  synthesis between the government and public organizations was  considered unacceptable by the former foreign minister, and the  current leadership believes that the foreign ministry should function  in conditions of secrecy.  "The Foreign Minister should at least once  a year come up with a political, financial and state report on his  activities, but we see that the Foreign Ministry prefers to work  behind the Iron Curtain," he concluded.