No drastic change expected in Karabakh process due to oncoming elections in Armenia, Azerbaijan![]() March 11, 2011 - 15:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The OSCE Minsk Group’s initiative on investigation of incidents on the line of contact between Artsakh and Azerbaijani armed forces will help call the conflicting parties to discipline, according to the director of the Armenian subsidiary of the Institute of CIS Studies. Commenting on the Armenian-Azerbaijan-Russia presidential meeting in Sochi, Alexander Markarov noted that minor, yet important progress was observed. As he told a news conference in Yerevan, no drastic steps in Karabakh issue are to be expected in view of oncoming elections both in Armenia and Azerbaijan. ![]() ![]() Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |