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"The so-called 3+3 regional consultative mechanism in the South Caucasus may cause and has already caused problems to the Nagorno Karabakh talks within the auspices of the OSCE Mink Group Co-Chairmanship," opposition MP Tigran Abrahamyan told reporters on Thursday in parliament. 

Abrahamyan's comment came after the news of the first session of the mentioned format planned tomorrow in Moscow. 

The lawmaker reminded that days ago the Azerbaijani foreign minister refused to meet with the Armenian counterpart in Stockholm with the participation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs. Added to this, the periodic statements coming from Baku that the Nagorno Karabakh issue does not exist any more, complicate the situation.   

"In this situation we should assess what topics are planned to be discussed in the new format, as we have no idea. This is to say there are issues which are not clarified, have not been made public and it is difficult to come up with conclusions," stressed Abrahamyan. 

In his words, while entering the process, Armenia should have made clarifications about the nature of that format and what was its aim when joining the platform. 

Abrahamyan also reminded that Turkey's long-pursued aim has not only been to become a co-chairing state within the Minsk Group but also secure a wider involvement in the regional processes, and the proposed format is part of those Turkish aspirations.   

"Both Turkey and Azerbaijan consider there is no issue of Artsakh. In this situation, the efforts of the both countries would be aimed at diminishing the role of Armenia, sidelining issues of Armenia's concern," stressed Abrahamyan.