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The tripartite meeting in Sochi once again proved that OSCE Minsk Group is the only format for Karabakh talks, political expert Narek Galstyan told a news conference in Yerevan, commenting upon the tripartite meeting between the Armenian, Russian and Azerbaijani Presidents held in Sochi on Monday as well as the joint statement adopted at the meeting.

According to him, the Sochi meeting revealed that Russia has strengthened its role in conflict settlement.

“Russia remains the main guarantor of peace and the agreements reached between the sides. From this point of view, I think it is important that the joint statement contains a provision on prevention and investigation of border incidents and ceasefire violations,” said Galstyan, adding that nevertheless we should not pin too much hope on this agreement.

“Similar agreements had also been reached earlier, but they were not implemented because of Azerbaijan’s provocative and inadequate actions,” noted the expert.