“The thesis on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement is ungrounded. Presently there are no preconditions for it. I would describe such statements as radical optimism but this optimism only increases military rhetoric. Neither the Armenian nor Azeri society is ready for concession and the conflict settlement process experiences a serious crisis,” head of the International Relations Department at the Institute of the Political and Military Analysis Sergey Markedonov stated in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net.
“The format of the summit, that is the meetings of the leaders of the states, is not efficient. The Presidents have done nothing to prepare the societies for compromise so far. The spirit reigning among the peoples is more radical than that of the Presidents. That is why they should develop the model of patriotic conduct. First, this summit is being transformed into PR campaign instead of real talks on compromise. Second, the OSCE Minsk Group proposes things far from reality and political situation in the region. Russia could change the format of the summit reducing it to the level of diplomats and let the leaders of the states sign the final agreement. World practice records no situation when Presidents acted as diplomats,” he remarked.
