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Russian FM: Only Armenian and Azeri leaders can find solution to
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
2010-08-28 13:21:00
ArmInfo. Only the Armenian and Azeri leaders can find solution to the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said
in an interview to Azeri mass media.
He said that it might seem that the OSCE Minsk Group is failing to
achieve any tangible results on this matter but as a participant in
this work Lavrov confirms that though unseen to the wide public the
results do exist. In the past years Russia, both personally and
jointly with its American and French partners, has substantially
reduced the number of moot points.
The current work on the so-called basic principles has yielded certain
results: the mediators have found formulas that can help the parties
to reach agreement. This does not mean that when this work is over all
problems will be solved. This stage will be followed by the work to
draft a peace agreement - a stage that will require much deeper
insight into the problem.
As a political document, the basic principles could nevertheless be
important as they could show that the parties are politically
committed to reach agreement. Russia and its President Dmitry Medvedev
have been working hard towards this end recently. In the last two
years Medvedev has held six meetings with his Armenian and Azeri
counterparts - two of them were held this year: in Sochi in Jan and in
St.Petersburg in June.
There is no final accord on the basic principles yet but quite a big
part of the text has already been coordinated. Russia has suggested
that two-three uncoordinated points should be left for further
discussion but has made it clear that no final agreement is possible
without them. This would allow saying that certain progress has been
achieved on the greater part of the text with two-three specific
problems requiring additional efforts.
The other co-chairs have backed up Russia's initiative. Lavrov hopes
that this realistic approach will be supported and this would be an
important political signal for the world community: they in Europe
would see that the Armenian and Azeri leaders are committed to settle
the conflict peacefully - something the Moscow declaration (a document
signed by the Russian, Armenian and Azeri presidents) says.
Lavrov noted that during a meeting in Almaty July 17 the co-chairs
issued a joint statement saying that at the current efforts of the
conflicting parties are not enough for progress. It is for the
conflicting parties to reach agreement. The co-chairs cannot do this
alone. "Our position is that we are ready to use our capacities and
intellectual resources in the search for agreements but only the
Armenian and Azeri leaders can find them," Lavrov said.
From: A. Papazian
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
2010-08-28 13:21:00
ArmInfo. Only the Armenian and Azeri leaders can find solution to the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said
in an interview to Azeri mass media.
He said that it might seem that the OSCE Minsk Group is failing to
achieve any tangible results on this matter but as a participant in
this work Lavrov confirms that though unseen to the wide public the
results do exist. In the past years Russia, both personally and
jointly with its American and French partners, has substantially
reduced the number of moot points.
The current work on the so-called basic principles has yielded certain
results: the mediators have found formulas that can help the parties
to reach agreement. This does not mean that when this work is over all
problems will be solved. This stage will be followed by the work to
draft a peace agreement - a stage that will require much deeper
insight into the problem.
As a political document, the basic principles could nevertheless be
important as they could show that the parties are politically
committed to reach agreement. Russia and its President Dmitry Medvedev
have been working hard towards this end recently. In the last two
years Medvedev has held six meetings with his Armenian and Azeri
counterparts - two of them were held this year: in Sochi in Jan and in
St.Petersburg in June.
There is no final accord on the basic principles yet but quite a big
part of the text has already been coordinated. Russia has suggested
that two-three uncoordinated points should be left for further
discussion but has made it clear that no final agreement is possible
without them. This would allow saying that certain progress has been
achieved on the greater part of the text with two-three specific
problems requiring additional efforts.
The other co-chairs have backed up Russia's initiative. Lavrov hopes
that this realistic approach will be supported and this would be an
important political signal for the world community: they in Europe
would see that the Armenian and Azeri leaders are committed to settle
the conflict peacefully - something the Moscow declaration (a document
signed by the Russian, Armenian and Azeri presidents) says.
Lavrov noted that during a meeting in Almaty July 17 the co-chairs
issued a joint statement saying that at the current efforts of the
conflicting parties are not enough for progress. It is for the
conflicting parties to reach agreement. The co-chairs cannot do this
alone. "Our position is that we are ready to use our capacities and
intellectual resources in the search for agreements but only the
Armenian and Azeri leaders can find them," Lavrov said.
From: A. Papazian