Agenda includes de-occupation of regions surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh: Azerbaijani political scientists

"We should not delude ourselves with the fact that the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs countries adopted a statement on the Karabakh at the G-8 summit," Azerbaijani political scientist Fikrat Sadigov said.

"The agenda includes de-occupation of regions surrounding the Nagorno-Karabakh, but not the settlement of the conflict."

The presidents of both United States and Russia are interested in a staged settlement of the conflict and the two presidents want to maintain their peacekeeper images, the political scientist said at a round table on the "Settlement of the Karabakh conflict: light at the end of tunnel" on July 15.

"We most likely are on the eve of concluding a " framework agreement" between the parties, which can result in a protocol of intentions," said the political analyst.

Another Azerbaijani political scientistRasim Agayev said the first phase of the negotiations will focus on the return of the Azerbaijani territories and the issue on status will be postponed.

"The issue of the return of the Azerbaijani territories should be treated pragmatically as it is beneficial for Baku," said Agayev.

This is a rare case when the global forces are ready to resolve the conflict based on international standards, he said.

/Trend News/