The primary and key task at this time is the protection of peace and stability in the Karabakh conflict region. 

Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR/Artsakh) Presidential Spokesperson Davit Babayan told the aforementioned as he commented, at the request of Armenian News-NEWS.am, on the planned meetings in the Austrian capital city of Vienna. 

He recalled that President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan had noted three conditions, in case of the implementation of which progress is possible in the Karabakh talks.

“At this point, it is not known whether a meeting of the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan will be held in Vienna,” Babayan noted. “But the Vienna meetings are already important for the strengthening of peace and stability in the region.

“We [i.e. the Armenian side] have been saying for a long time—and [the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group] Co-Chairs are stating—about the need for the mechanisms to investigate incidents; [but] this may require additional technical and human resources.

“At any rate, this is a comprehensive and a long-term process. But without this process, it is impossible to move foreword and approach [toward] resolving more complicated issues, such as the [Nagorno-Karabakh] borders and status.”

Davit Babayan added that the NKR will play a key role in this process.