The Press Secretary of the President of Nagorno Karabakh David Babayan in a conversation with Armenian News-NEWS.am said that official Stepanakert does not expect significant progress in resolving the Karabakh conflict in 2013.

He noted that the reason for this not very optimistic approach is the fact that the largest recorded regression in all the years of negotiations was in 2012, the glorification of Azeri killer Ramil Safarov.

“This is a serious blow to the negotiation process, and it will take years to correct this distorted situation,” David Babayan said.

In addition, 2013 is the period of the elections in Armenia and Azerbaijan, and the negotiations on the Karabakh conflict will not be a priority issue.

The Press Secretary of the President of Nagorno Karabakh also drew attention to the situation in the region, the problems of Syria and Iran, which could also affect the Karabakh settlement.

“We cannot rule out that Azerbaijan will take provocative actions to exacerbate the situation, especially in the context of their elections. But I am sure that the parties and the mediators will not allow it,” David Babayan said.