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WALL STREET JOURNAL ABOUT KARABAKH CONFLICT
AZG Armenian Daily
01/02/2008
Karabakh conflict
The Wall Street Journal Europe on January 30 published a letter to
the editor from the Armenian Assembly of America, in response to
an editorial by Azeri Foreign Affairs Minister Elmar Mammadyarov
entitled "The Caspian Moment." The Assembly letter sets the record
straight on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and urges Baku to agree to
confidence-building measures to further the negotiation process.
Established in 1972, the Armenian Assembly is the largest
Washington-based nationwide organization promoting public understanding
and awareness of Armenian issues. It is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt
membership organization.
Below is the Assembly's letter to the editor:
The Wall Street Journal Europe Elmar Mammadyarov speaks about the
need for, and benefits of a negotiated settlement in Nagorno-Karabakh
("The Caspian Moment," State of the Union, Jan. 21). But he refers
to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's Minsk
process -- the negotiating framework for the Nagorno-Karabakh peace
process -- only in passing.
Mr. Mammadyarov overlooks the fact that in the past 13 years,
Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh have accepted numerous proposals as
basis for negotiations -- only to be rebuffed by Azerbaijan, which
also refuses to undertake confidence-building measures. Instead,
Azeri President Ilham Aliyev publicly stated earlier this month that
"the war has not ended."
Furthermore, Mr. Mammadyarov asserts that "regional integration is
a priority for Azerbaijan." In reality, Baku persists in its policy
to isolate Armenia -- from its continuing blockade in coordination
with Turkey to a pipeline that circumvents Armenia.
Rather than torpedo the recently intensified efforts by the mediators
to reach a settlement, Azerbaijan should take these talks seriously,
end the blockade, cease its bellicose statements and agree to
confidence-building measures and direct contact with Nagorno-Karabakh.
AZG Armenian Daily
01/02/2008
Karabakh conflict
The Wall Street Journal Europe on January 30 published a letter to
the editor from the Armenian Assembly of America, in response to
an editorial by Azeri Foreign Affairs Minister Elmar Mammadyarov
entitled "The Caspian Moment." The Assembly letter sets the record
straight on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and urges Baku to agree to
confidence-building measures to further the negotiation process.
Established in 1972, the Armenian Assembly is the largest
Washington-based nationwide organization promoting public understanding
and awareness of Armenian issues. It is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt
membership organization.
Below is the Assembly's letter to the editor:
The Wall Street Journal Europe Elmar Mammadyarov speaks about the
need for, and benefits of a negotiated settlement in Nagorno-Karabakh
("The Caspian Moment," State of the Union, Jan. 21). But he refers
to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's Minsk
process -- the negotiating framework for the Nagorno-Karabakh peace
process -- only in passing.
Mr. Mammadyarov overlooks the fact that in the past 13 years,
Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh have accepted numerous proposals as
basis for negotiations -- only to be rebuffed by Azerbaijan, which
also refuses to undertake confidence-building measures. Instead,
Azeri President Ilham Aliyev publicly stated earlier this month that
"the war has not ended."
Furthermore, Mr. Mammadyarov asserts that "regional integration is
a priority for Azerbaijan." In reality, Baku persists in its policy
to isolate Armenia -- from its continuing blockade in coordination
with Turkey to a pipeline that circumvents Armenia.
Rather than torpedo the recently intensified efforts by the mediators
to reach a settlement, Azerbaijan should take these talks seriously,
end the blockade, cease its bellicose statements and agree to
confidence-building measures and direct contact with Nagorno-Karabakh.