YEREVAN. – It is not the first time that a Sargsyan-Aliyev talk will be conducted at the initiative of one of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group co-chairing countries (Russia, US, and France); there is no disagreement.

Vice President of the National Assembly (NA) of Armenia, Eduard Sharmazanov, on Wednesday told the abovementioned to reporters at the NA. He noted this reflecting on the news that the OSCE is not participating in the preparations for the trilateral summit—between the presidents of Armenia, Russia, and Azerbaijan—that will be held on June 20 in Russia, and with respect to finding a resolution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

In his words, the respective statement means that the organizer of this talk is the Russian side, and Russia is an OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing country.

In Sharmazanov’s words, the three co-chairing countries have noted numerous times, and at the highest level, that they have a single position on the Karabakh issue.

“[But] the agreements were not implemented because Azerbaijan continues to violate agreements and make deconstructive statements, including at the president’s level,” added the deputy speaker of the Armenian parliament.

In his words, to achieve progress, the parties to the conflict need to respect three precepts which they have adopted in the negotiation process.

“At any rate, negotiating is better than not negotiating,” stressed Eduard Sharmazanov.