Armenian diplomacy starts speaking about concessions, expert says

PanARMENIAN.Net - Director of Caucasus Institute Alexander Iskandaryan said the Armenian-Turkish relations were frozen in 2010.

“And even if there is hope for their restoration, it may happen only after the parliamentary election in Turkey,” Iskandaryan said during an international conference, titled “Caucasus 2010.”

As for the Karabakh conflict, according to Iskandaryan, the official military budget of Armenia has increased. “However, it is clear for everyone that the official military budget of Armenia and the military budget of Armenia and Artsakh are widely different. In my opinion, rather interesting processes continue taking place in the field. Meanwhile, snipers’ war has gained a new “impetus” or started being covered in a new way. Unfortunately, I should note that it will definitely continue,” said Iskandaryan.

According to him, no significant changes have been observed in the Karabakh conflict settlement. “Trilateral meetings are held; presidents, foreign ministers meet, then the Azerbaijani side returns to the country and continues its threats and violations of ceasefire at the line of contact. Yet, there are changes in the Armenian diplomacy. 3-4 years ago statements were made that we will never yield a millimeter of land. But for the past two years statements about concessions were voiced at the level of serious politicians, what is an evidence of dynamics,” concluded Iskandaryan.