Forecast: Activation of the OSCE Minsk Group can be expected in  autumn

ArmInfo. In all likelihood, the activation of the OSCE Minsk Group can be expected in this autumn.  Former Foreign Minister of Artsakh, Ambassador Extraordinary and  Plenipotentiary Arman Melikyan expressed a similar opinion to  ArmInfo.

"Post-election processes are still going on in Armenia. The internal  political field is shaken by judicial proceedings and the government  has not yet been formed. In this light, it takes a certain amount of  time for the internal situation in Armenia and, most importantly,  government entity to enter a natural course. As a result, the OSCE  Minsk Group Co-Chairs should also reckon with this fact, "he said.

Commenting on the possibility of signing a peace treaty between  Armenia and Azerbaijan, in particular, defining the borders of  Armenia, Azerbaijan and, as a result, Artsakh within the framework of  this document, the diplomat noted that if the process proceeds on the  basis and within the borders of the USSR, Artsakh will automatically  turn exclusively into internal problem of Azerbaijan.

According to the diplomat, in order to avoid such a prospect, Yerevan  needs to take two steps in parallel.  Recognize Armenia within the  Soviet borders and recognize Artsakh within the boundaries provided  for and determined by its Constitution. In Melikyan's opinion, there  are other options to resolve this issue, including the prospect of  direct negotiations between Baku and Stepanakert on the issue of  determining the borders.

According to the diplomat, today there are even opportunities to  return to the Artsakh jurisdiction of Shushi and the Hadrut region.   And, in general, Baku's expectations and appetites are strikingly  different from its capabilities. In this light, Melikyan highlighted  a rather remarkable statement made recently by head of the  Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Bayramov. The Azerbaijani minister said  that Baku expects the commissioning of the "Zangezur Corridor" in 30  years.  

"The very fact of Baku's refusal to receive an extraterritorial  corridor today and now speaks of Azerbaijan's understanding of the  impossibility of solving this problem at this stage. Accordingly,  based on tactical motivation, the Azerbaijani leadership lowers the  importance of this project by delaying its implementation by as much  as three decades,"  the diplomat summed up.