“There is certain pause after the OSCE summit on the settlement of Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh. This pause should be filled. The format of further activity of mediators in resolving the territorial dispute must be determined, Deputy Dean of Moscow State University History Department Alexei Vlasov said.

“I think now it is the time of crystallizing the plans for the coming year. There is reason to believe that Moscow will not leave its efforts as the main moderator of this bilateral dialogue. Everything will be clear on January 24, at the meeting of Armenian, Azerbaijani and Russian Foreign Ministers in Moscow,” he said, Trend News reports.

According to him, Russia is not going to leave the topic of the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement. However, perhaps this issue will be included in the general context of resolving the situation in South Caucasus.

“This will be done to control the activity of international organizations in the region. It is such an integrated approach that helps Moscow to hold status of the main moderator from the one hand, on the Nagorno-Karabakh, on the other hand, to avoid excessive activation of the international organizations on the Georgian dossier,” Vlasov stressed.

He said that Moscow will not slow down the tempo it reached in resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in 2010.

“It is difficult to expect any radical changes following a meeting of foreign ministers on Jan. 24. But after this meeting, the specific content may appear and fill the pause after the Astana summit,” he emphasized.

As NEWS.am reported previously, a statement on Karabakh was made during OSCE Summit, held in Astana, December 1-2, 2010.

In a statement, the heads of delegations of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and French Prime Minister Francois Fillon and President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan and President Ilham Aliyev, “agreed that the time has come for more decisive steps in the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.” They also agreed that a peaceful and negotiated solution will bring stability and security, and this is the only path that will lead to reconciliation between the peoples of the region.

The presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan reaffirmed their commitment to achieving a final settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, based on the principles and norms of international law, the UN Charter, the Helsinki Final Act and the joint statement of Presidents of the USA, Russia and France which were made on July 10, 2009 in L’Aquila and June 26, 2010 in Muskoka.

“The three countries co-chairing the OSCE Minsk Group, have expressed their support to the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan in making their decisions required to reach a peaceful settlement. They called upon the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan, with renewed energy to focus on those issues that still remain unmatched in the Basic Principles and instructed the co-chairs of the Minsk Group in their countries to continue working with the parties to the conflict, contributing to their efforts in this direction. In order to create a better atmosphere for negotiations, they called on to take additional measures to strengthen the ceasefire and confidence-building measures in all spheres”, the statement said.

Armenian, Azerbaijani and Russian Foreign Ministers meeting is scheduled in Moscow, for January 24, 2011.