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    AZG Daily #128, 07/11/2006

    Conclusion

    VAHAN HOVHANNISSIAN: ARMENIAN DELEGATION CARRIED OUT
    SUCCESSFUL ACTIVITIES AT OSCE JULY SESSION

    Vahan Hovhannissian, Vice-Speaker of RA National Assembly, said that
    July session of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly is extremely fruitful
    for Armenia. He stated that the resolution submitted by delegates of
    Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkey on Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan project was
    disapproved by OSCE PA. He added that Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan project
    contradicts the norms of regional cooperation as it is directed
    to isolation of Armenia. "We managed to get adopted the text of
    the resolution that we planned," Hovhannissian said. The Armenian
    delegation also managed to hinder adoption of the resolution for
    the construction of Kars-Akhalkalaki railroad. Another resolution
    of Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkey, declaring "nothing can approve
    separatism," was disapproved by OSCE PA. The Spanish delegates who
    emphasized that in case of discrimination, the national minorities
    have the right to protect their rights strictly criticized this
    project. Moreover, the commission for humanitarian issues adopted the
    resolution on the important part that the national minorities play
    in the life of a state (in the context of the Armenian residents
    of Samtskhe Javakheti region of Georgia this is one of the most
    important resolutions). As for the commission of political issues,
    the Armenian delegates managed to get adopted the resolution on the
    fact that the referendum in Monte Negro is a good example of balance
    between the right of the nations for self-determination and territorial
    integrity. Besides, the Russian and the Armenian delegates hindered the
    adoption of the amendments to the resolution that forbids to consider
    the future status of Kosovo as a precedent submitted by the Georgian,
    Azeri and Turkish delegates. It's worth mentioning that the co-authors
    of the Armenian initiatives were RF, Canada, Switzerland and Monaco.

    Moreover, the delegates of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly consider
    the statement of Matthew Bryza, OSCE MG Co-Chair, as an appeal to the
    Armenian and Azerbaijani people, and as a attempt to activate public
    diplomacy, without turning to the executive power. Vahan Hovhannissian,
    Vice Speaker of RA National Assembly, head of RA Delegation to OSCE
    PA, said this today.

    "Everybody realizes that Armenia is maximally compliant, extremely
    compliant in Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, but none can say
    what will the sides reach by the end of the negotiations, though Goran
    Lenmarker, newly elected chairman of OSCE PA, is quite optimistic about
    the prospects of Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement," Hovhannissian
    said. He stated that earlier the official Baku had declined more
    beneficial for Azerbaijan suggestions, as well.

    Hovhannissian said that Azerbaijan hopes to increase its military
    capacity. He added that even when in 1990-ies the military budget of
    Azerbaijan also surpassed that of Armenia, we, the Armenians could
    successfully resists their attacks.

    Since 1998, OSCE MG took three initiatives and each of them was
    more and more acceptable for Armenia. Vahan Hovhannissian, Head
    of RA Delegation to OSCE PA, Vice Speaker of RA National Assembly,
    said this at today's press conference. Thus in 2001, in Key West,
    the mediators suggested Armenia to secure a corridor for Baku to
    communicate with Nakhijevan, in Rambouillet this point was not even
    discussed. "The more the international structures get familiarized
    with the Nagorno Karabakh conflict essence, the more beneficial for
    Armenia their approaches become," he said.

    He added that several countries, in particular, Great Britain,
    make efforts to get involved in the OSCE MG structure, while the
    parliamentarians of various countries show their participation in
    the Nagorno Karabakh issue. Hovhannissian said that if OSCE MG isn't
    active enough, parliamentary unions, for example NATO PA, will take
    the initiative. He stated this development is not desirable, as the
    coordination of the settlement process by new instances may annihilate
    the results achieved in the current format.

    The Armenian delegation emphasized the importance of shaping a working
    commission in Brussels for preparation of a report on the current
    situation of the Nagorno Karabakh settlement, as a report elaborated
    by one reporter is much more subjective

    By Nana Petrosian
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