Even though Armenia expressed satisfaction with outcomes of Parague Summit, the negotiations may be considered an absolute failure, political scientis Sergey Shakaryants said, referring at the same time to French Foreign Minister’s statement that no breakthrough was achieved since parties held contrary views on key issues. “As shown by Yerevan and Ankara’s subsequent statements, the key question was NKR status,” Armenian political scientist said.
Mr. Shakaryants finds that US attempt to break military assistance parity between Armenia and Azerbaijan and decision to suspend funding NKR right after the Prague Summit seems suspicious. The US is simply exerting pressure upon Armenia by forcing it to agree to the “suspended status and to return territories surrounding NKR,” Mr. Shakryants says. “The US in the meantime makes it clear that the only party refusing to acknowledge NKR’s status beyond Azerbaijani borders is Washington. France and Russia are going to recognize NKR in the near future, however, they still refrain from making drastic steps in that direction.”
