YEREVAN. - International mediators think that Armenia’s recognition of Nagorno-Karabakh independence would lead to collapse of peace process and renewal of hostilities said expert of international law Andreas Ghukasyan on Thursday at Armenian Centre for National and International studies.

“Although Armenia keeps stressing that it stands for peaceful resolution of the conflict, Azerbaijani side continues exploiting the concept of war renewal. The situation is not likely to change until the unity of Armenia and NK in one state body is not legalized. Indeed, Armenia and NK are united at present, but this process needs to be legalized,” Ghukasyan added. “Search for fresh means of conflict resolution is one of the challenges of our time.”