The Azg newspaper writes that the expectations from the OSCE Summit in Astana on December 1-2 are over-optimistic, and they can hardly be realized. One of the expectations is progress in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process because of officials’ ungrounded statements.

Signing any document and expecting such an event is never preceded by any statements, so any expectations from the Astana summit are unrealistic. On the other hand, with the need for further meetings and negotiations considered, it is clear the statements are part of the process.

OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Kazakh Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev added one more statement. He pointed out that the negotiations over documents progress with difficulties, especially when documents on conflicts are in question.

On the other hand, a possible Armenian-Azerbaijani presidential meeting during the summit is not a reason for optimism either. Immediately after the previous meetings the Azeri President tried to discredit the Minsk process.