Armenia's present leadership lacks political will: analyst

“The position on key issues and approaches put forward by the president, foreign minister and speaker of Armenian parliament have differed on many occasions. This suggests that the Armenian political elite today is experiencing a crisis, if not a critical stage, and shows debility to the community of those countries that are closely engaged in resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, not to mention Azerbaijan,” he said.

“Armenia's present leadership lacks political will to express unequivocal position. On one hand, they want rapprochement with Turkey, to make compromise on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and on the other hand they are afraid that this could have a tragic impact on their political destiny,” Abbasov said.

“Armenia has delayed the negotiations under various pretexts so far. It turns out that in Armenia no one wants to undertake initiative at a time when turning point is nearing and finally it is high  to develop a plan to resolve the crisis with Azerbaijan. It is known that the situation is compounded by acute clan struggle within the " long-suffering " republic. Karabakh Armenians have failed to find common ground with the brothers in Yerevan.”

“This is beneficial for the diaspora not to lose its influence in the light of emerging new trends in the region,” the expert said.

"So, it is possible that there will be even no one to talk to in the final stage of peaceful resolution of the Karabakh problem. Who is chief of the Armenian team? Who makes decisions and who  fully controls the situation? I believe even people fully knowledgeable of internal intrigues in Armenia can provide no clear answer to these questions,” he said.

“The current situation in Armenia is that there is conflict between the president and the speaker of the parliament. In the meanwhile, foreign minister demonstrates loose position, voicing conflicting assessments on the Armenian-Turkish protocols,” the expert added.

"All this suggests that the most unexpected scenarios can be realized in Yerevan. There are little hopes that these scenarios will bring something positive for the regional scenario,” Abbasov added.

N. Abdullayeva
Day.Az