The OSCE Minsk Group, which acts as a mediator in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process, is not a judge for the conflicting parties to decide to the right steps, a spokesperson for the Nagorno-Karabakh president has said, commenting on the Russian president’s recent statement.
“And that’s what we repeatedly state. If the sides – namely, Azerbaijan – are not (and probably will not unfortunately ever be) ready for an agreement to resolve the problem, why should Russia impose any measure at all?” David Babayan told Tert.am.
In an interview with the Azerbaijani news agency AZERTAC, Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country is not going to offer “ready-made recipes” to Armenia and Azerbaijan to help resolve the conflict. Instead, he proposed the official Moscow’s support to any constructive proposal.
“We have so many times addressed the topic. So it [Putin’s statment] now comes as a clear proof of that. Hence, anyone who has common sense, logic and wit must guess and understand the processes under way,” Mr Babayan said.