Alexander Iskandaryan: Baku’s rhetoric domestic-oriented

PanARMENIAN.Net - Commenting on the Azerbaijani President’s decision not to participate in the May 8 informal summit of CIS leaders in Moscow, Director of the Caucasus Institute, political analyst Alexander Iskandaryan said that not all presidents should necessarily participate in such meetings.

“However, the case with Azerbaijan is specific and mostly explained by its relations with Armenia,” Iskandaryan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.

“Aliyev’s decision is domestic-oriented. Of course, meetings between the Armenian and Azerbaijani sides are held regular and absence of any progress in the conflict settlement is not something new over recent 16 years. However, Azerbaijan wants to cover its political propaganda through some affront in its relations with Russia,” Iskandaryan said.