Azerbaijan, Armenia 'likely to concede' under international pressure, analyst says

"I believe there is good chance that the parties will make concessions under pressure," Leyla Aliyeva said while commenting on a statement issued by the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen that outlined the core settlement principles and caused a great deal of debate.

According to AssA-Irada, Aliyeva added, however, that the statements aimed simply to study public opinion, and that a strong public reaction to this would reduce the possibility of compromises.

"The statements are also a tool to put pressure on the two presidents. The co-chairs are thus trying to say that we have done everything in our power and the responsibility is now yours. This could be considered as pressure, because if a leader does not accept concessions, it is usually frowned upon in the international arena," the analyst said.

/AzerNEWS/