Azerbaijan can’t exclude Stepanakert from Karabakh talks – expert

Azerbaijan can’t exclude Stepanakert from Karabakh talks – expert

March 24, 2012 – 15:52 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Azerbaijan’s attempts to reduce or dismiss the role
of official Stepanakert in Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement are
doomed to fail, according to Armenian political analyst.

`Nagorno Karabakh Republic is a direct party to the conflict and there
can be no advancement in the resolution process without it. Though
authorities of Karabakh don’t partake in the high-level meetings
between Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan, OSCE Minsk Group
co-chairs conduct negotiations with them and de-facto confirm the role
of Artsakh as a direct conflict side as a part of their visits to the
South Caucasus,’ Alexander Manasyan said.