Karabakh status legal registration still a long way off

PanARMENIAN.Net - Non-participation of Nagorno Karabakh representatives in the talks doesn't mean that the settlement process is a mere simulation, an Armenian expert said.



"As to the Moscow declaration, it was conditioned by the Georgian factor. This document doesn't contain anything new. It's neither positive nor negative for Armenia," Alexander Iskandaryan, director of Caucasus Istitute, said, adding that registration of Karabakh's legal status is still a long way off.



During the November 2 meeting, the Presidents Dmitry Medvedev of Russia, Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia and Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan pledged to intensify negotiations to end the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.



Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliyev instructed their foreign ministers to activate the negotiation process, in collaboration with the co-chairs of the OSCE's Minsk Group.