At some stage the authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh need to be brought into the talks as a full partner, former (fifth) U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Evans said in an online press-conference held by “Region” Research Center in the framework of the International Press Center “Dialogue” project, referring to the question of Armenian News - NEWS.am correspondent on the current stage of talks concerning Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and prospects for its normalization.

According to Mr Evans, the slow progress of negotiations in the Minsk Group has been a source of frustration for many observers, but diplomacy by definition takes a long time.  “Once the basic elements of a deal are agreed, then things can move rather quickly.  Both sides are going to need to compromise, and neither side will get everything it would like,” he said.