The statement by the co-chairs of OSCE Minsk Group shows that they favor a certain outcome and accuse the conflicting parties of the current situation. However, the co-chairs must show their fundamental point of view, the director of the Center for Strategic Studies (CSS) under the President of Azerbaijan Farhad Mammadov said during the press-conference on the results of work for the first six months of 2013, Trend reports.
According to him, the OSCE Minsk Group, which operates under international laws, should seek a stage- by-stage solution to the conflict. "And this is the liberation of the occupied territories by Armenia first of all," Mammadov said. According to the director of CSS, if Armenia wants, the conflict can be solved in next two years because the current ruling party in Armenia managed to create a government and a parliament under its control.
Trend quotes Mammadov as saying: "The official reason for the deadlock in negotiations are the presidential elections in Azerbaijan, according to the co-chairs. But the position of the Azerbaijani society over the Nagorno Karabakh conflict is unified and it was expressed by Azerbaijan's President. The fundamental principles are known, and Azerbaijan will not give them up. We can accept internal problems in Armenia, or political tension as a reason for delays in conflict settlement. Because, the current government of Armenia controls the parliament, the majority is in their hands and they have opportunity to make a decision on Nagorno Karabakh conflict. There will not be any crucial elections in Armenia in the near future, thus, if they begin, they can put a logical end to this process".