Nagorno Karabakh conflict, process of negotiations
* Matthew Bryza
“The next meeting of the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan will depend on their disposition and on whether they will manage to establish normal relations,” US Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Matthew Bryza told reporters in Baku preceding the meeting with the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov.
“The primary purpose of the meeting in Saint Petersburg on June 6 is for the two leaders to become acquainted with each other. They will meet for the first time. What will be after the meeting depends on the disposition of the Presidents,” Bryza noted.
“The meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents is of great importance. I hope that the presidents will agree to review the proposals of OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs,” Sabine Freizer, Europe Programme Director of the International Crisis Group told Azeri Press Agency. She said that the situation around the negotiations on Nagorno Karabakh conflict is too sensitive because of presidential elections in both countries.
”Presidential elections have already been held in Armenia, this process was accompanied by hard developments, rallies and discontents. Elections will be held in Azerbaijan. I think the situation is sensitive, as both countries are engaged in the elections,” she said.
Assessing the change of the government in Armenia, Sabine Freizer expressed her hope that this factor will have a positive influence on the process of negotiations.
“New president – means new spirit, new enthusiasm. I hope Serzh Sargsyan will have a constructive position and this factor will give an impetus to the process of negotiations,” she said.
Public Radio of Armenia
