Vice speaker of Armenian parliament: "Russia's exclusion from the OSCE Minsk Group on Nagorno Karabakh conflict is not profitable for Armenia"

He said Nagorno Karabakh problem depends of the works to be carried out in the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group, further development of the negotiation process and Russia's co-chairing in the Minsk Group.

"If it becomes clear that the capacities of the Minsk Group have been exhausted in the negotiation process and the talks have hit the deadlock due to the relations between the West and Russia it would become a serious ground for concerns", he told reporters on Friday.

At the same time, the vice speaker of the Armenian parliament considers that Russia's possible replacement with another country within the Minsk Group is not profitable for Armenia.

"There are no signs of Russia's exclusion from the OSCE Minsk Group, but as regards the EU sanctions against Russia, they can be not only economic but also political, which may result in cessation of Russia's participation in such processes", noted he.

Karapetyan considers that sooner or later, the whole world will follow the way of recognition of the national right for self-determination.

/Novosti-Armenia/