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    Pundits react differently to Azeri-Armenian talks

    Trend news agency
    16 May 05

    Baku, 16 May: Former presidential aide on foreign affairs Vafa
    Qulizada, who is now an independent political analyst, believes
    that at a meeting in Warsaw on 15 May the Azerbaijani and Armenian
    presidents mainly discussed frequent cease-fire violations along the
    contact line between the armed forces of the two countries.

    "This meeting was dedicated to the OSCE Minsk group's concern about
    the frequent cease-fire violations along the contact line between the
    armed forces of the two countries," Quluzada told Trend. He believes
    that the OSCE Minsk group co-chairs called for order until the sides
    find a political solution to the Karabakh conflict.

    "I think the presidents might have reached agreement on this. And
    an end will be put to the meaningless casualties on the front-line,"
    he said.

    As for a possibility of progress in the Karabakh talks, Quluzada
    believes that the situation is not yet ripe for that. "Because Russia
    is not yet ready for that. Russia spares no effort in trying to stay
    in the region, so the signing of a peace agreement by Yerevan and Baku
    would mean the pull-out of the Russian military bases from Armenia
    in the near future," the political analyst said.

    In principle, during the talks in Warsaw the sides might have discussed
    some abstract settlement prospects, he said.

    "When I say abstract, I mean that under pressure from Russia Armenia
    is setting some absurd conditions which are completely unacceptable
    for Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan will never agree to the loss of part of
    its territories," Quluzada said.

    Another political analyst, Rasim Musabayov, is more optimistic about
    the meeting between the presidents.

    "The fact that the presidents had made no statements about the results
    of the meeting showed that the talks were difficult. But they may
    try to reach a compromise on certain issues," Musabayov told Trend.

    Musabayov is convinced that the Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents
    discussed a stage-by-stage settlement plan, because a package solution
    will not be acceptable.

    The political analyst thinks that there can be no package solution
    which will satisfy both sides at the same time. So, they can only
    talk about a stage-by-stage settlement.

    "Of course, there is very little chance that they will achieve any
    results, but it still exists," he added.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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