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“There is no issue of changing the status quo in the Karabakh conflict, instead a growing demand for formation of a certain political formula to maintain the status quo is observed aiming to keep the situation and the relative stability under control,” political analyst Hakob Badalyan said at a discussion on Tuesday devoted to the possible developments around the Karabakh conflict in the wake of the Sargsyan-Aliyev Geneva summit.  

He reminded the situation across the Line of Contact has been relatively calm for a couple of months: “The reason is with the Armenian side considerably having enhanced its capabilities through concentrating military-technical equipment to keep the stability,” he added.

“The resistance and the follow-up counter-offensive of the Armenian Armed Forces secured the Vienna agenda in the aftermath of the April war. Subsequently, the agenda will persist due to the capability of the Armenian Armed forces. In that regard, tangible changes are being observed,” the political analyst explained, adding the core issue will be solved depending on the internal developments of Armenia and Azerbaijan.

“The party with a more efficient administration will gain an advantage in any negotiations or political format,” Badalyan noted.

Political analyst Vahe Harutyunyan of “The Armenian Interest” Analytic Center, present at the discussion, noted no party is interested in changing the status quo at this stage, pointing out to the upcoming presidential elections in Azerbaijan and Russia in 2018 and the inter-political processes expected in Armenia that will draw much attention to internal issues.

“Judging from the above-mentioned, I am keen to expect no changes in the Karabakh issue,” suggested Harutyunyan.