The OSCE Minsk Group Field Assessment Mission can be evaluated positively, according to Karen Avagyan, member of the Republican Party of Armenia.

“This mission will offer the people of Artsakh a chance to voice their opinion. Besides, the international mediators discussed the possibility of conducting a similar mission in the territories occupied by Azerbaijan,” Avagyan told a news conference on October 13.

Asked to comment on Azerbaijan’s increasing defense budget, he said it’s alarming but will hardly have any impact on Armenia’s position on Karabakh issue.

As to internal political situation, Avagyan said there are no contradictions between coalition forces.

“The Republican Party of Armenia dominates the Armenian political field,” he said.