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    LONG TIMEOUT IN KARABAKH SETTLEMENT
    Naira Hayrumyan

    KarabakhOpen
    21-01-2008 12:44:13

    The visit of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs to the region
    ended. Apparently, the same staff will not arrive in Karabakh and
    meet with the government of Armenia. The Armenian foreign minister
    Vardan Oskanyan has stated that after February 20 both the Armenian
    government and the co-chairs will change.

    After the visit the co-chairs stated there will be a timeout in
    the settlement of the Karabakh conflict till the end of this year,
    at least until the presidential election in Azerbaijan this fall.

    At which point of the talks was timeout declared? Apparently, zero. At
    least, the co-chairs have not settled the main intrigue of the Karabakh
    conflict - how to solve the controversy over the two main principles -
    self-determination and territorial integrity.

    The U.S. co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Matthew Bryza stated
    after the meeting with the Armenian government if the independence
    of a territorial unit is recognized every time the issue
    of self-determination is raised, another provision of the act of
    Helsinki will be violated, the principle of territorial integrity. He
    underlined that there are a number of territorial units in France,
    Spain and even Russia which demand autonomy and independence. The role
    of the mediators is to find a way out of the situation considering the
    international acts, namely on the use of force, as well as regarding
    Kosovo, Bryza said.

    As soon as it became clear that the talks have come to a halt, and
    a diplomatic vacuum has occurred, "realistic" statements resumed
    in Azerbaijan. President Aliyev, solving all the questions with
    Karabakh, reached for Armenia as well, stating that Armenians are
    guests in Yerevan.

    Apparently, aggressive statements will continue. The countries
    will aspire to score as many "points" as possible before the talks
    resume. Only it is not known whether efforts will be made to observe
    the only realistic principle of the final act of Helsinki about the
    use of force.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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