Any meeting between the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan will have a positive import, since the absence of contacts further contributes to the deterioration of the situation at the line of contact, Russian political scientist Andrey Areshev told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

In his words, the parties to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict would learn a lesson from the events in April, especially in terms of resolving the conflict by force.

“Both the Russian side and the American partners repeatedly spoke about a political settlement of the conflict,” Areshev noted. “But, now, the word is about confidence-building measures, and strengthening the constantly-violated ceasefire regime, which is open-ended. I believe that, now, it is hardly possible to discuss global issues at such meetings.”

The analyst expressed a view that, now, it is indispensable to discuss, first and foremost, the matters with respect to preventing the escalation of hostilities, and creating reliable mechanisms to ensure at least a relative stability of the ceasefire.