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“At this point it seems unfeasible to register progress in the negotiation process on the Karabakh conflict and most likely, we will end up with negotiations for the sake of negotiations,” political scientist Sergey Minasyan, Deputy Director at Caucasus Institute, told reporters at a press conference.

“Azerbaijan should either state it is not satisfied with the current status quo as previously and try to provoke another April war or initiate similar adventurism at a higher level. In that case Azerbaijan should realize that Armenia as April operations indicated would be prepared and act the same way,” Minasyan noted.

Reflecting on the relations between Russia and Turkey, Erdoghan’s latest apologies in a letter addressed to Putin over Turkey's downing of a Russian warplane, Minasyan said: “Obviously, Erdoghan initiated the move due to the severe situation in the country both on the domestic, social-economic and external fronts. The vain politician, like Erdoghan, had nothing to do but to take the step. The letter was the result of certain private arrangements prior to the apology,” noted Minasyan.

To him, Erdoghan wrote a letter to Putin, attempting to normalize relations out of necessity

“This latest development will naturally reflect on the regional politics. In theory we may not rule out a peacekeeping mission or similar process in Artsakh as sign of Russian-Turkish rapprochement. However, I am inclined to think that the region of the South Caucasus has always been perceived as an area of Russian  leverage, where Turkey is trying get involved with caution escaping any further problems with Russia,” concluded Minasyan.