The Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutyun (ARF-D) is upset at the results of the Astrakhan meeting and does not have any special hopes in connection with the OSCE Summit in Astana.

The Armenian-Azerbaijani-Russian presidential meeting has fallen short of expectations. The sides did not discuss the principal aspects of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, particularly Nagorno-Karabakh’s status and security guarantees, Armen Rustamyan, the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, RA Parliament and ARF-D Board member, told journalists.

The statement adopted in Astrakhan will, to a certain extent, contribute to security and atmosphere of confidence in the conflict zone provided the agreements are put into effect and not violated by Azerbaijan. Baku’s position does not inspire any optimism – Azerbaijan organized a provocation just on the threshold of the Astrakhan meeting. “In fact, the present situation in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone is a neither-war-nor-peace situation. Even official statements say about exchange of POWs,” Rustamyan said. He is not optimistic about the OSCE Summit in Astana. “I do not think any fundamental agreements may be reached in Astana, as the sides are too far from each other now. Azerbaijan is not at all ready for any compromise. If the international community and mediators are expecting the summit to produce any results, it means they hope for concessions by the Armenian side. They are erroneous, however. The Armenian side will not do it,” Rustamyan said.