“The upcoming meeting of Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents: Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliyev in Chisinau is a significant one, as it will coincide with Armenian-Turkish reconciliation process,” Lawrence Schitz, International Crisis Group expert on the Caucasus stated.

According to him, Karabakh conflict is a complicated frozen dispute, however there was progress in the negotiation process between Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents, Azerbaijani APA news agency reports. “The Presidents held five meetings last year. It was the most progressive period in the past 15 years of the conflict. The Chisinau meeting is important also for that Azerbaijan’s ally Turkey and Armenia began to normalize their relations,” Lawrence Schitz said.