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VLADIMIR KAZIMIROV: NON-APPLIANCE OF FORCE IMPORTANT IN CONFLICT SITUATIONS
PanARMENIAN.Net
22.05.2006 13:51 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "Heydar Aliyev was a realist. When he raised the
issue of Karabakh, he meant only 7 regions without NK. Return of
the regions was a priority to him. For his son an agreement with
Armenians is more dangerous. To avoid it he Ilham Aliyev keeps on
including Nagorno Karabakh in the notion of the territorial integrity
of Azerbaijan," Russian Co-Chair of the OSCE MG for settlement of the
Nagorno Karabakh conflict in 1992-1996, Ambassador Vladimir Kazimirov
stated in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net.
Vladimir Kazimirov reminded that all principles fixed in the UN
Declaration of 1948 and confirmed by the Helsinki Agreement are of
equal value - this also refers to people's right to self-determination
and inviolability of borders. In conflict situations a peaceful
agreement is much more important that force.
"Moreover, these principles should be developed. The Helsinki
Agreement summed up the outcomes of the WWII and outlined the norms
of relations between the states. With the existence of various state
systems and nuclear weapons any territorial tremor could lead to
large-scale hostilities. The 1990-ies brought tectonic changes and
force majeur. Collapse of great power like the USSR undermined the
magic of the Helsinki formulas," he remarked.
The Russian diplomat underscored that Heydar Aliyev's successors
excite the militaristic campaign in Azerbaijan and this cripples the
moral basis of the society, especially of the young generation.
"President Ilham Aliyev himself accelerates the armament race. It's a
pity that the OSCE watches this calmly. If the organization proceeded
to the settlement of the conflict it should counteract anything that
impedes its peaceful mission," the former Co-Chair of the OSCE MG said.
PanARMENIAN.Net
22.05.2006 13:51 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "Heydar Aliyev was a realist. When he raised the
issue of Karabakh, he meant only 7 regions without NK. Return of
the regions was a priority to him. For his son an agreement with
Armenians is more dangerous. To avoid it he Ilham Aliyev keeps on
including Nagorno Karabakh in the notion of the territorial integrity
of Azerbaijan," Russian Co-Chair of the OSCE MG for settlement of the
Nagorno Karabakh conflict in 1992-1996, Ambassador Vladimir Kazimirov
stated in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net.
Vladimir Kazimirov reminded that all principles fixed in the UN
Declaration of 1948 and confirmed by the Helsinki Agreement are of
equal value - this also refers to people's right to self-determination
and inviolability of borders. In conflict situations a peaceful
agreement is much more important that force.
"Moreover, these principles should be developed. The Helsinki
Agreement summed up the outcomes of the WWII and outlined the norms
of relations between the states. With the existence of various state
systems and nuclear weapons any territorial tremor could lead to
large-scale hostilities. The 1990-ies brought tectonic changes and
force majeur. Collapse of great power like the USSR undermined the
magic of the Helsinki formulas," he remarked.
The Russian diplomat underscored that Heydar Aliyev's successors
excite the militaristic campaign in Azerbaijan and this cripples the
moral basis of the society, especially of the young generation.
"President Ilham Aliyev himself accelerates the armament race. It's a
pity that the OSCE watches this calmly. If the organization proceeded
to the settlement of the conflict it should counteract anything that
impedes its peaceful mission," the former Co-Chair of the OSCE MG said.