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    MINSK GROUP IS NOT DEAD

    Azat Artsakh Nagorno Karabakh Republic [NKR]
    09 Sept 05


    According to him, it is waiting for the instructions of the presidents
    of Armenia and Azerbajan. After the meetings with the presidents of RA
    and NKR on September 6 the chairman of the OSCE Minsk Group met with
    the foreign minister of Armenia Vartan Oskanian. As Mr. Rupel said he
    had a lot of questions to discuss with his old friend Vartan Oskanian.
    Certainly, the issue of resolution of the Nagorno-Karbakh conflict was
    the most interesting of all. According to the OSCE Chairman-in-Office,
    there are already points in common in the standpoints of the both
    parties, which is commendable. Dimitrij Rupel said he is not partial
    and tries to understand and support the process. Accoding to the
    European diplomat, to assist to the process he is ready to meet with
    all the parties, be it Armenia, Azerbaijan or Nagorno Karabakh. He
    described the position of the chairman-in-action as an administrative
    official whose task is to listen to the parties and his visit to the
    region is the evidence to this. I visited the region to listen rather
    than to speak, he mentioned. In fact, In Baku and Yerevan D. Rupel
    listened to many, and relying on what he had heard, told the journalists
    that there are more points in common between the standpoints of the
    parties concerning the Karabakh resolution. However, he noticed that
    the similarities are only in principle issues, whereas problems occur
    connected with the details. The foreign minister of Armenia Vartan
    Oscanian also asserted this idea. `If we start to open these
    ideantical principles and go into detail, we shall face serious
    difficulties. We cannot discuss any variant of resolution which does
    not provide for the right of self-determination of the people of
    Nagorno Karabakh,' stated V. Oskanian. As to the weakening of the
    Minsk Group and the rumours about taking away the issue of resolution
    from the Minsk Group and solving it under the auspices of another
    organization, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office denied these. According to
    him, the Minsk group is not dead. What is more, Dimitrij Rupel is
    convinced that the meetings of the conflict sides in the framework of
    the OSCE Minsk Group will resume. The chairman explained the silence
    of the Minsk group by the lack of instructions on the part of the
    presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan. Vartan Oscanian added that when
    we reach some level in discussing the details, it will be necessary to
    resume the Minsk process in which the Karabakh government will be
    involved automatically. In the end the foreign minister of Armenia
    touched upon the recent militaristic statements of Azerbaijan (which,
    by the way, the OSCE Chairman said not to have ever heard), once again
    warned the present government of Azerbaijan and the authors of the
    statements. Even if Azerbaijan increases its military budget, it will
    not be able to bias the balance with Armenia. We are not afraid of
    this way because we have once won already.

    CHRISTINE MNATSAKANIAN.
    09-09-2005
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