The current situation in the Nagorno Karabakh settlement is a stalemate one owing to illegal territorial claims of Azerbaijan, elimination of the most interested party – Artsakh itself, and excessive stupidity and historical and legal ignorance of all kinds of mediators, Russian Ambassador to Armenia Vladimir Stupishin told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. In his words, owing to the same reason it is hard to expect positive shifts in 2007 and 2008.
“When the moment comes for NKR representatives to return to talks as full participants, making forecasts is hard owing to aforementioned factors. As for the military solution of the issue, Baku does not urge to use of force, but threatens Armenia with war. It is inadmissible position and it looks like bluff,” he underscored.
The Russian diplomat believes that sustaining status-quo is optimal at present and talks are always better than hostilities.
