YEREVAN. – If the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) is recognized, the OSCE Minsk Group negotiation process could face the risk of failing, Caucasus Institute Director, political scientist Alexander Iskandaryan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.   

“If Armenia recognizes NKR’s independence, it would be very difficult for Azerbaijan to not leave the Minsk process and, in this case, the Minsk Group’s future activities without Azerbaijan will become meaningless,” he noted. 

In the analyst’s view, the Minsk process is one of the security formats in military and political relations alike. 

“This format has its specific functions, and Armenia’s authorities will in no way break them down,” Iskandaryan stressed. 

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