27/01/2014 15:59
'Armenian diplomacy should speak from a position of strength '
The Armenian side had the opportunity to make a demarche in the Karabakh conflict settlement, but it didn’t use that opportunity when participating in the Paris talks, political scientist Hrant Melik-Shahnazarian said at a meeting with reporters today.
In his words, it would be much more logical to demonstrate it after the extradition of Ramil Safarov.
“In other words, the Armenian side should have demonstrated that Armenia is not ready for negotiations in any conditions and cannot negotiate beyond a certain limit. I think that following Ramil Safarov’s extradition and such a subversive act, the refusal to conduct negotiations and the demand to return to a constructive field would be grasped by the international community,” the political scientist noted.
According to him, unlike the Armenian army, the diplomacy is weak. No agreement was reached at the recent meeting of the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Hrant Melik-Shahnazarian said.
“The Armenian diplomacy should speak from a position of strength. Our diplomacy’s readiness concerning anything allows Azerbaijan to continue its provocations,” Melik-Shahnazarian said.