Opinion: Lukashenko`s statements in Baku clearly demonstrate results  of Armenian, Azerbaijani diplomacy work 

ArmInfo.While Yerevan was content with formal documents, Baku actively worked to ensure that  Armenia's allies supported Azerbaijan, and at least took a neutral position. This is how political scientist Sergei Melkonyan commented on the visit of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to Baku and  what was done during the visit.

The political scientist notes that at his meeting with Aliyev,  Lukashenko recalled how they discussed the upcoming war of 2020 and  came to the conclusion that it can be won and the victory must be  maintained.  "And this is stated by Armenia's formal ally in the CSTO  and the EAEU," the political scientist noted.

He then cited the full text of the Lukashenko's  statement: "Ilham  Heydarovich, thank you very much. We really do not have closed  topics. Everything is open with us. Even if someone heard what issues  we are discussing, they would think: what kind of relationship do we  have?" The kindest, the closest. We communicate like brothers, we  understand the world in the same way, we understand where it is  moving.  You know, I told you during a one-on-one meeting about  Heydar Aliyev: if he saw how Azerbaijan is developing. I thought  again our conversation before the war, before your war of  'liberation', when we were talking philosophically at dinner. Then we  came to the conclusion that it is possible to win the war. It is very  important to maintain this victory. But, thirdly, we agreed. You then  touched upon this issue, that after the war the most difficult time  will begin, when it will be necessary to revive the lands that you  'liberated', to begin the revival. And just that difficult time has  come when it is necessary to revive these lands.You won, you  maintained the victory. Now you need to revive it..."

The political scientist is confident that this statement by  Lukashenko clearly demonstrates the outcome and results of the work  of Armenian and Azerbaijani diplomacy.

"While Yerevan was content with formal documents, Baku was actively  working to ensure that Armenia's allies supported Azerbaijan, and at  least took a neutral position.

D Does this mean we should escalate relations? Of course not. Armenia  will definitely not benefit from anyone's negative attitude. This  applies not only to Belarus. Today, Armenia is not in a position to  multiply enemies when there are two "neighbors" who are waiting for  the right moment to attack," the expert concluded.