Armenia's authorities won't use their right of veto in Astana: David Shahnazaryan

Armenia's authorities will not dare to use their right of veto at the upcoming OSCE summit in Astana, Russia, representative of opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) Davit Shahnazaryan told a press conference today.

"The authorities of the Republic of Armenia have such a low immunity that they will not dare to unleash a war of vetoes," Mr Shahnazaryan said, asked whether Armenia would use its veto right as it did in Lisbon.

Mr Shahnazaryan also said he was sure Armenia's authorities will not be able to thrust their will upon others at the OSCE summit is Astana, Kazakhstan. In his opinion, no roadmap will be adopted in Astana. Instead, a statement will be made.

"I think that it is more than probable that a statement will be adopted stipulating all the settlement principles [known as the Madrid Principles], those points around which the parties have already reached agreement," explained he.

Speaking about the Armenia-Turkey normalization process Mr Shahnazaryan said Armenia's authorities must confess that they have made a serious mistake. Armenia's authorities, according to him, have not understood that the opening of the Armenia-Turkey border is being resolved within the OSCE Minsk Group.