YEREVAN. - The estimations of Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs of Pentagon Alexander Vershbow on Nagorno-Karabakh completely reflect the objective reality and state the fact that not only there was no positive shift after the Kazan meeting of Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents but there is a recession, the press secretary of ruling Republican Party of Armenia, MP Eduard Sharmazanov told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

“Vershbow speaks sensible but he does not indicate which party’s guilt it is. He does not state that it was by virtue of Azerbaijan’s that Kazan meeting was unsuccessful, that the militarism of Baku triggered on the line of contact. Such non-specific statements cannot possibly bring any contribution to the settlement of the conflict,” said Sharmazanov, adding that Armenian president recently reiterated his commitment to achieve a peaceful solution to the conflict.

Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs of Pentagon Alexander Vershbow stated earlier that from point of view of OSCE peace efforts, there has been a step back in Nagorno-Karabakh peace talks.

According to Vershbow, an attempt to ensure a "breakthrough" in talks on Karabakh in Kazan was not successful and the "tension along the contact line between the parties is increasing."

Vershbow stressed that Armenia and Azerbaijan "are still not able to finalize the Basic Principles of [Karabakh] conflict resolution, and we remain in unconstructive and dangerous stalemate."