Alexander Iskandaryan: Karabakh conflict sides continue fighting by other meansJune 11, 2008 - 16:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Nothing extraordinary happened during the Sargsyan-Aliyev meeting in Saint Petersburg, according to an Armenian expert."The core of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict is in the region itself and nowhere else. Nothing can change the format of relations now. Certain military, human and historical balance of forces was established during 20 years. The sides are trying to continue the war by other means, for example, economic blockade and saber-rattling on Azerbaijan's part. Talks are also a constituent of this war. The degree of compromise doesn't please any of the sides. Azerbaijan doesn't give up attempts to bring to nothing the 20-year struggle of Karabakhi Armenians' for self-determination while Armenia wants to fix the status quo. The Karabakh conflict is rather political than legal," Caucasus Institute Director Alexander Iskandaryan said during Yerevan-Moscow-Baku television space bridge. "Kosovo's independence is a vivid example of self-determination bypassing the international law. There are no expectations for a serious breakthrough in Karabakh talks in the near future," the Armenian political scientist said. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |