ArmInfo.The statement of November 9 had nothing to do with the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, it was about a cease-fire, and contains some guarantees about not resuming hostilities in the form of Russian peacekeepers. This opinion was expressed by the Director of the Caucasus Institute Alexander Iskandaryan at the discussions organized by the Article-3 club on April 6.
At the same time, he pointed out the existence of numerous contradictions between the parties, especially between Armenia and Azerbaijan. "It is not that Azerbaijan wants to unblock communications for everyone. He wants to open the road for himself, the so-called southern corridor through Meghri. This is a political project, a road between Turkey and Azerbaijan. This is the goal of Azerbaijan, " the political scientist said.
At the same time, he stated that Armenia has completely different goals, including the issue of the return of prisoners of war, the return of the territories of Artsakh.
"Russia has other goals - the process should somehow continue and continue with the fate of the Russian Federation. That is, if Russia is a sponsor of the process, then it is clear that you can not leave everything as it is, not to withdraw the peacekeepers in 4.5 years. There is an opinion that with the continuation of the process, it is possible to soften the positions of the parties, which in turn does not proceed from the interests of either Armenia, Azerbaijan, or Artsakh," Iskandaryan believes.
According to him, there are no negotiations on the Karabakh settlement, but rather an attempt to restart the negotiation process, and its preservation within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group. At the same time, the expert believes that this is an extremely complex process, since the parties have different aspirations. "The devil is in the details, and there are a lot of details," Iskandaryan concluded.
In turn, the expert on negotiations Artur Martirosyan pointed to the failure of the parties to fulfill the points of the statement of November 9, 2020, the lack of trust between the parties and Azerbaijan's attempt to put pressure on Armenia and negotiate more favorable terms for itself. In his opinion, in such conditions it is difficult to talk about the negotiation process as such. He also believes that it is difficult to give any estimates and forecasts now, because there are many questions and few answers. Martirosyan believes that the answers to many questions can be given by the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, who is now successfully avoiding answers.