LEVON MELIK-SHAHNAZARYAN: ARMENIA MUST CHANGE THE STRATEGY AFTER ELECTIONS

armradio.am
24.12.2007 16:22

The Armenian-Azerbaijani negotiations in the framework of the Nagorno
Karabakh conflict settlement yielded no results in 2007, political
scientist Levon Melik-Shahnazaryan told a press conference today. He
noted that although Azerbaijan declares about its readiness to make
concessions, that country offers nothing more that broad autonomy to
Nagorno Karabakh.

According to Levon Melik-Shahnazaryan, currently the negotiations
are somewhat "frozen," which is caused by the pre-election period
in Armenia and Azerbaijan. The political scientist is assured that
after the elections Armenia must change its strategy in the talks,
making it more aggressive.

"The complementary policy is favorable for us, but world changes
rapidly, and Armenia should reconsider its foreign policy," Levon
Melik-Shahnazaryan said. In his words, by saying "complementary"
one should not imagine a "peaceful, harmless" state.