No special progress in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process should be expected at the OSCE Summit in Astana, Dec. 1-2, Nikolay Ryzhkov, the Russian Co-Chairman of the Armenian-Russian Parliamentary Cooperation Commission, told journalists on Nov. 11.

No “road map” on the Nagorno-Karabakh will be signed in Astana. In many respects, the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process is locked in a stalemate. “However, it is difficult to say how to break this stalemate,” the Russian senator said. Azerbaijan, in turn, is not idle at all. According to Ryzhkov, a constructive solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict can be found. “However, I have doubts about how the Armenian people may accept it,” he said. He stressed a serious situation in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone.

Ryzhkov reported that at its meeting in Yaroslavl, Russia, the Armenian-Russian Parliamentary Cooperation Commission will discuss the Nagorno-Karabakh problem as well. “Of course, we are concerned over the issue and we have decided to address it though we are aware we cannot contribute to the settlement, as the OSCE Minsk Group is dealing with the problem. We agreed to listen to reports on the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process by the Armenian and Russian foreign offices. We will issue a statement as well,” Ryzhkov said.