No “road map” will be approved at the OSCE summit to be held on December 1-2, as it means strict settlement schedule, David Shahnazaryan, a member of the Armenian National Congress (ANC), told journalists on Nov 3. A statement is most likely to be made, which will deal with the points of the Madrid principles the sides reached agreements on.

In case the OSCE decisions contain any wordings against Armenia’s interests, Armenia will not be able to struggle against it, as “the country’s authorities have low immunity, and they will not run the risk of a ‘veto war’ or dictating their will at the OSCE summit,” he said.

As regards Armenian-Turkish reconciliation, Shahnazaryan said: “The Armenian authorities must admit their blunder – they did not understand the issue of reopening the Armenian-Turkish border was to be dealt with the OSCE.” According to him, Turks can be accused of anything but lies – at the very beginning they clearly stated the border would only be re-opened provided the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process registered progress. “Armenia and Turkey are maintaining contacts now as well, but it is difficult to say what they will lead to,” Shahnazaryan said.