Some activity has been noticeable in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement recently. The OSCE Minsk Group chairs reiterated readiness to deepen humanitarian cooperation during their latest visit, while the European Parliament mulls replacement of the French mandate with that of the EU in the Minsk Group. Following presidential elections in Russia, views have been expressed forecasting tougher Russian stance on Karabakh issue with Vladimir Putin coming to power. The First Vice Chairman of the Association of Russian Diplomats, former co-chair of the OSCE MG Vladimir Kazimirov commented on recent developments in Karabakh process in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net.

UK’s special representative for the South Caucasus, Sir Bryan Fall visited Yerevan lately. In a conversation with a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, he commented on his vision for the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement and Armenian-British relations.

After the OSCE summit in Astana, the Nagorno Karabakh conflict is one of the most debated topics among experts and political analysts. They speak of possibility of Azerbaijan’s aggression, on the one hand, and of the deadlock the talks reached, on the other. Executive director of UK-based LINKS NGO Dennis Sammut commented to PanARMENIAN.Net on his vision for the future of the conflict settlement process.

The possible war in Iran, unsettlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, ambitions of Turkey and Russia in the South Caucasus made the region highly explosive. With Georgia and Azerbaijan's continuous threats to “restore the territorial integrity”, the situation does not improve. Director of the Institute of Political and Social Studies of the Black Sea and Caspian Region, professor Vladimir Zakharov comments on the latest developments to PanARMENIAN.Net.

Nagorno Karabakh issue has again become a subject of hot debates among politicians and experts. The recent statement by Presidents of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chair countries originated a chain of opinions and comments. Head of RIA Novosti’s CIS and Baltic States Department Alan Kasayev elaborated on the current situation in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net.

The situation in the South Caucasus remains strained despite the efforts the United States and Russia exert to maintain the fragile peace in the Karabakh conflict area and in the region, as a whole. Normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations remains undecided while Azeri President’s threats to start a new war seem endless. Peacekeeper, first director of the NKR-based Center of Civil Initiatives NGO and coordinator of the international working group on missing persons and exchange of POWs Albert Voskanyan comments on the current situation to PanARMENIAN.Net.