ARF Bureau’s Hay Dat and Political Affairs Office Director Kiro Manoyan has said that the main goal of the presidential meeting in Astrakhan was to relieve tensions, which emerged as result of a regular wave of Azerbaijan’s threats and incidents at the line of contact.

Russian President’s initiative was successful enough, according to him.

However, Mr. Manoyan noted that people should not anchor hopes on the forthcoming OSCE summit in Astana.

Asked why the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan continue to meet if they can’t achieve any agreement, he said, “The more the Presidents meet the less frequent are the incidents at the frontline. Anyway, it’s better just to meet than not to meet at all.”