Russia matured in mediating Karabakh settlementPanARMENIAN.Net - The October 27 meeting in Astrakhan is a significant move forward but the adopted declaration should not remain on paper, a Russian expert said. “Tools to implement the agreements achieved earlier should be developed. Russia has matured in mediating the Karabakh settlement but it’s important to continue consultations to ease tensions, specifically partial demilitarization of the conflict zone, first of all withdrawal of snipers,” Andrey Areshev, deputy director general of the Strategic Culture Foundation, told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. However, he emphasized that any talk about conclusion of a comprehensive agreement makes no sense unless an efficient mechanism on prevention of hostilities is worked out. Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. 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. Partner news |