Azerbaijani political expert: Armenia failed to live up to expectations

The forthcoming meeting between Armenian President and Turkish Prime Minister in Washington is very important with subsequent developments in our region being dependant on it, Azerbaijani political expert Eldar Namazov said.  

"In the context of the Sargsyan-Erdoga meeting, one must take into account that Azerbaijan has recently agreed to updated Madrid principles, while Armenia has not yet given
a positive response yet as well as the fact that Ankara has clearly stated its position on the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno- Karabakh conflict and Armenian-Turkish normalization,” the expert said.

"For me, it is clear that Turkey cannot change its position 180 degrees and take serious steps to normalize relations with Armenia without reaching any steps in the Karabakh conflict,” the political expert added.  

"It is also clear that Armenia's position is now much weaker. It did not live up to expectations. The OSCE Minsk Group and the international community expected Armenia to provide a positive response to the updated Madrid principles developed on basis of the OSCE Minsk Group proposals. In this respect, I think that any concession on part of the Turkish Prime Minister is impossible. Sargsyan will not be able to persuade Erdogan to make concessions," Namazov noted.

"Serzh Sargsyan is less likely to compromise in wake of the meeting with Erdogan in these issues,” the expert underscored.


/Day.Az/