STEPANAKERT, NOVEMBER 12, ARMENPRESS-ARTSAKHPRESS. Dealing with Azerbaijan, we are dealing with a subject from whom possible adventurous steps are always expected, deputy foreign minister of Armenia Shavarsh Kocharyan said in an interview to ARTSAKHPRESS in Stepanakert, commenting on the Azerbaijani provocative actions in several parts of the line of contact since the morning of November 11.

“April showed that Azerbaijan’s blitzkrieg failed and as opposed to its estimates the potential of the Armenian states was a lot bigger. Such actions of Baku only hinder the resumption of the negotiation process and, especially the initiation of the Vienna and St. Petersburg agreements. Similar premeditated practice of the Azerbaijani authorities doesn’t leave an alternative to the status quo, which themselves often complain about. Otherwise they would have given the opportunity to initiate those agreements”, Kocharyan said.

Speaking on the current stage of the negotiations process, Kocharyan noted that it should be divided into two platforms: “One is the actual negotiations regarding settlement. Second – negotiations, which are aimed at strengthening the ceasefire regime.

Today we are talking about the second platform, because as we have said multiple times, as long as there are shots, provocations, it is simply naivety to say that there can be progress in the negotiations. In this point of view these latest provocations once again hint that the Vienna agreements should be initiated as soon as possible”.

Speaking about the possible upcoming bilateral meetings, Shavarsh Kocharyan particularly said: “Anyhow we are talking about a meeting of the foreign ministers, and even if it happens, the emphasis will be what I just said”.