Karakabkh conflict not to be settled in near future

May 8, 2010 – 15:55 AMT 10:55 GMT
PanARMENIAN.Net –

Director of the Caucasus Institute, political analyst Alexander
Iskandaryan said that the process of the Karabakh conflict settlement
is in stagnation. There are not any outlooks for its resolution in the
near future, Iskandaryan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.

`Currently, some framework principles are discussed for the further
process of negotiations. This is a difficult and long process that
will last for several years, even in case of success. It is usually
labeled by press and public as development of Madrid Principles,’ the
political analyst said.

According to him, the parties lack consensus on the issue. `Naturally,
the parties treat the situation differently. Azerbaijan, as a defeated
side of the conflict, is not satisfied with temporary solutions. Thus,
Baku regularly expresses its indignation to foreign large players.
This indignation is taken into consideration, but drastic changes are
unlikely, as the only alternative to the current process is
termination of the negotiations,’ said Iskandaryan, adding that the
negotiations process will continue within the OSCE Minsk Group
framework.