YEREVAN. - Presidents’ statement on Nagorno-Karabakh issued at the G8 Summit in Deauville on Thursday is somehow different from the earlier adopted statements.

The presidents urged the conflicting parties to finalize the basic principles for the conflict resolution. They gave to understand that the time for conflict resolution is running out, Karen Bekaryan, Head of the European Integration analytic center told a press conference on Friday.

The expert also stressed that some pressure on the conflicting parties is felt in the statement, particularly if the sides fail to come to agreement, the mediator countries will take other measures. 

“The trilateral statement reiterates firmly unacceptability of use of force. It refers merely to Azerbaijan, as Armenia was never engaged in military rhetoric,” he noted.

According to Bekaryan, the presidents’ statement encourages Russian side’s efforts and it is not by accident that the co-chair countries refer to the upcoming summit of presidents in Kazan.

“The statement is aimed for Azerbaijan to prepare its population to the conflict resolution and establishment of peace. When it comes to signing a peace agreement, the presidents indicate involvement of all sides, including Nagorno-Karabakh,” Bekaryan concluded.

As Armenian News-NEWS.am reported earlier, Presidents of Russia, France and U.S. issued a joint statement on Nagorno-Karabakh within the framework of G8 Summit, Thursday.

“We reiterate that only a negotiated settlement can lead to peace, stability, and reconciliation, opening opportunities for regional development and cooperation,” they said in a statement.