YEREVAN. – Azerbaijan starts dialogue on settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh by putting forward conditions a priori unacceptable for the Armenian side, political analyst Alexander Markarov said.

His comments came as foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan held separate meetings with OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs earlier this week.

Talking about Azerbaijani FM's remarks indicating readiness to sign a peace agreement, Markarov said there was  nothing new, and Baku's demands remained the same. 

As to expected meeting of Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents in March, the political analyst believes the parties may start discussing basic principles to reach peace. However, signing of any peace treaty is out of the question.

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