LEVON MELIK-SHAHNAZARYAN: “KARABAKH CONFLICT WILL EITHER BE SETTLED BY FORCE OR REMAIN FROZEN FOR A LONG TIME”

“The Karabakh conflict cannot be settled at the negotiation table”, said political scientist Levon Melik-Shahnazaryan, commenting on the results of the meeting of the Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents.

“Sargsyan and Aliyev’s meeting was formal and nothing new was said during it. No changes are expected in the positions of the Armenian and Azerbaijani parties on the Karabakh issue”, said the political scientist.

He considers that problems at the negotiation table can be settled in case there are contañt points, while Karabakh issue lacks them.

“The positions of Armenia and Azerbaijan fully contradict to each others”, noted Melik-Shahnazaryan.

According to the political scientist, the conflict will be settled either by force, when Azerbaijan will be the initiator, or remain frozen for a long time.

He also added that Armenia should strive to get maximal benefit from the quo status around Karabakh problem, developing economically.