Political scientist: Armenia needs to make efforts to restore  negotiations within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group.

ArmInfo. The establishment of stability and final peace in Artsakh is possible only if the Karabakh conflict is settled in accordance with international norms. Political  scientist Stepan Grigoryan expressed this opinion to ArmInfo.

"If the international community resolves the conflict bypassing, in  disregard for the norms of international law, the conflict cannot be  resolved. Actually, this process has already begun. The tripartite  statement signed by Armenia on November 9, of course, does not comply  with international standards, "he stressed.

According to the political scientist, this document was outside the  framework of the OSCE Minsk Group, endowed with a corresponding  mandate in the international settlement format. In this light,  Grigoryan pointed out the absence in the statement even of a mention  of one of the most important points of the settlement - the issue of  Artsakh's status. Meanwhile, everything else: the withdrawal of the  Armenian troops, the return of refugees, the resumption of  communications, the unblocking of communications are there. And some  of these points are already in the process of being implemented.

A stable peace, according to the forecasts of the political  scientist, can be achieved only if the interests and interests of all  parties to the conflict are taken into account. Meanwhile, in the  statement of November 9, the interests of the Armenian side were  obviously not taken into account. This state of affairs, according to  his estimates, cannot become the basis for long-term stability. In  this light, assessing the establishment of the truce positively,  Grigoryan considers talks about a final resolution of the conflict  premature.  In his opinion, appropriate adjustments can be made to  the existing document on the armistice at any time.  First of all,  given the fact that the international norms on the basis of which  this can and should be done have not disappeared. In this light, the  political scientist sees the need for Yerevan's efforts to restore  the negotiation process within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group.

On December 9, speaking at a briefing for the members of the  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe under the US  Congress, acting. US Assistant Secretary of State for European and  Eurasian Affairs Philip Riker said that the OSCE Minsk Group  co-chairs will visit Baku and Yerevan this weekend.

"Washington continues to call on Azerbaijan and Armenia to resolve  the Karabakh conflict in the format of the OSCE Minsk Group  co-chairmanship. US Co-Chair Andrew Shofer will travel with the other  co-chairs to Baku and Yerevan this weekend to determine where we can  move forward in a diplomatic settlement of this conflict. The United  States insists on working out a lasting solution to the conflict at  the negotiating table, "Ricoeur said.