Moscow Sargsyan-Aliyev meeting reveals superpowers'pressure on Karabakh processJuly 21, 2009 - 16:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Moscow meeting of the Armenia's and Azerbaijan's presidents has been an important and significant. But in the nearest future any agreement to settle the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will not be signed, Richard Giragosian, director of the Armenian Center for National and International Studies told a news conference in Yerevan today."Nevertheless, the meeting revealed the pressure of Russia, U.S. and Europe on the resolution of the Karabakh conflict and it can be justified by the fact that the Karabakh conflict is the only frozen conflict in the region", the Armenian expert stressed. At the same time Richard Giragosian noticed that the pressure of the superpowers is rather directed to the process between Yerevan and Ankara, than to the Karabakh conflict. "The Armenian-Turkish process goes faster than that of Karabakh. But the problems of the two processes are interrelated and it is not an accidental that both Moscow and Washington support the Turkish diplomats. Thus, Turkey, emphasizing the progress in the negotiation process, is willing to justify the opening of borders and normalization of the Armenian- Turkish relations, " Richard Giragosian said. The Armenian expert explained particularly by this the appointment of the next meeting of Armenia's and Azerbaijan's heads in autumn this year, when the continuation of the "football diplomacy" is expected. According to him, Superpowers'pressure could not lead to concluding an agreement on the Karabakh conflict and ensuring guarantees of Karabakh's security. "In my opinion, the only way to solve this conflict to include Stepanakert in the negotiations", the Armenian expert said. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Armenia considers Cyprus as one of its main partners in EU - envoy Armenia considers Cyprus one of its main partners in the European Union, Ambassador Tigran Mkrtchyan has said. Armenian, Albanian Foreign Ministers discuss ties, regional issues Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania Igli Hasani. POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia confirms will attend NATO summit in Washington Armenia has confirmed its participation in the NATO summit in Washington, a spokesperson has confirmed. |