There are no great expectations from the forthcoming Armenian-Azerbaijani-Russian presidential meeting, Vahram Atanesyan, a member of the Nagorno-Karabakh Parliament, told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

"The trilateral meeting to be held in Sochi will make it clear that whether or not the Nagorno-Karabakh problem has a diplomatic solution. Numerous meetings have been held over the years, but the sides have failed to find the common ground for further negotiations. It is just the right time for Azerbaijan to say if wants a peaceful settlement or not. The March 5 meeting will make it clear," Atanesyan said.

He stressed the necessity for bringing the sides` positions as closer to each other as possible. "However, neither the OSCE Minsk Group nor the Russia or French Presidents have political levers for doing it. It is only Azerbaijan`s readiness to accept the international mediators` proposals," he said.

Armenian News-NEWS.am reminds readers that Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan is to leave for Sochi March 5. The 8th Armenian-Azerbaijani-Russian presidential meeting is to be held there on the initiative and participation of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.