ArmInfo. In the Azerbaijani diplomatic corps, quite serious processes, which began with the resignation of Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov, are taking place today. Karen Veranyan, an expert of the Orbeli center, expressed this opinion to ArmInfo.
"These processes, by and large, cannot but affect the foreign policy of Azerbaijan. The leadership in Baku will undoubtedly try to project these processes on the negotiation process and on the entire spectrum of the country's foreign policy. In any case, the first meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan will be for informational purposes, which is also quite important, "he noted.
Veranyan also noted that at the upcoming stage of negotiations, both the diplomatic corps and the military- political leadership of Azerbaijan will have to act from rather weakened positions. This is primarily due to the complexes of Baku that arose as a result of the shameful completion for Azerbaijan of its aggression in the Tavush direction of the border with Armenia.
In any case, despite the problems on the diplomatic and military front, according to Veranyan, there is no alternative to negotiations for Baku. And no matter how much the military-political leadership of Azerbaijan aggravates the situation, no matter how many adventures they commit, negotiations will follow in any case.
In this light, the expert considers it important to introduce into the negotiation process the provisions voiced during the previous stages of the negotiations by the Armenian side. According to Veranyan, this is about the need to ensure the security of border villages and their population.
Since 1992, the OSCE Minsk Group, represented by the co-chairs from Russia, the United States and France, has been involved in the settlement of the Karabakh conflict. At present, the settlement process is nominally proceeding on the basis of the "Madrid Principles", nominated by the OSCE Minsk Group co- chairs in 2007 in Madrid and updated in 2009, which, among other things, provide for the deployment of a peacekeeping contingent in the conflict zone. The OSCE Minsk Group also includes Belarus, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Finland and Turkey, as well as Armenia and Azerbaijan.