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KIRO MANOYAN: OSCE SUMMIT IN ASTANA DID NOT LEAD TO ANY PROGRESS IN KARABAKH PROCESS
ArmInfo
2010-12-03 17:36:00
ArmInfo. The OSCE Summit in Astana did not lead to any progress in
the Karabakh process. However, it did not lead the process to final
deadlock either. It is already a positive fact that a document was
signed which implies that the parties will continue negotiations,
Kiro Manoyan, Director of the ARFD Bureau's Central Office for Hay
Dat and Political Affairs, told media on Friday.
"We had serious concerns that in Astana Turkey will make another
attempt to use the Armenian- Turkish protocols as a mechanism of
pressure and insist on adoption of a document on Karabakh unfavorable
for Armenia allegedly to speed up ratification of the protocols.
Something like this was mentioned in the cables classified by
Wikileaks. Fortunately, we avoided such scenario. Azerbaijan, in its
turn, seriously relied on signing of a road map on Karabakh, but no
progress is possible in the negotiations as long as Azerbaijan rules
out independence of Karabakh," he said.
Manoyan also said that despite their interests in resolution of the
Karabakh conflicy, the OSCE co-chair-countries are actually not ready
to exert pressure just on one of the parties to the conflict as Turkey
and Azerbaijan demand. When they resort to pressure they press both
the parties to prevent a new war. In addition, the statement adopted
in Astana once again confirmed the Madrid Principles which does
not reckon with the Karabakh people's will. "The Madrid Principles
return the process to the situation of 1988 for they neglect the two
referendums held in Karabakh in 1991 and 2006. The only positive fact
is that the parties commit to further negotiate, which reduces the
risks of war. Reference to the UN Charter is also an important fact,
but not a big achievement," he said.
The OSCE Summit in Astana on December 1 - 2 was the first summit
over the last 11 years. Leaders of 28 OSCE member-states attended the
Summit and discussed the Karabakh process alongside with other issues.
On the occasion of the OSCE Summit in Astana, a Joint Statement by
the Heads of Delegation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair Countries
and the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia was adopted. The three
OSCE Co-Chair countries pledged their support for the Presidents of
Azerbaijan and Armenia as they make the necessary decisions to reach a
peaceful settlement. They urged the leaders ofArmenia and Azerbaijan
to focus with renewed energy on the issues that still remain in the
Basic Principles, and instructed their Co-Chairs to continue to work
with the parties to the conflict to assist in these efforts.
From: A. Papazian
ArmInfo
2010-12-03 17:36:00
ArmInfo. The OSCE Summit in Astana did not lead to any progress in
the Karabakh process. However, it did not lead the process to final
deadlock either. It is already a positive fact that a document was
signed which implies that the parties will continue negotiations,
Kiro Manoyan, Director of the ARFD Bureau's Central Office for Hay
Dat and Political Affairs, told media on Friday.
"We had serious concerns that in Astana Turkey will make another
attempt to use the Armenian- Turkish protocols as a mechanism of
pressure and insist on adoption of a document on Karabakh unfavorable
for Armenia allegedly to speed up ratification of the protocols.
Something like this was mentioned in the cables classified by
Wikileaks. Fortunately, we avoided such scenario. Azerbaijan, in its
turn, seriously relied on signing of a road map on Karabakh, but no
progress is possible in the negotiations as long as Azerbaijan rules
out independence of Karabakh," he said.
Manoyan also said that despite their interests in resolution of the
Karabakh conflicy, the OSCE co-chair-countries are actually not ready
to exert pressure just on one of the parties to the conflict as Turkey
and Azerbaijan demand. When they resort to pressure they press both
the parties to prevent a new war. In addition, the statement adopted
in Astana once again confirmed the Madrid Principles which does
not reckon with the Karabakh people's will. "The Madrid Principles
return the process to the situation of 1988 for they neglect the two
referendums held in Karabakh in 1991 and 2006. The only positive fact
is that the parties commit to further negotiate, which reduces the
risks of war. Reference to the UN Charter is also an important fact,
but not a big achievement," he said.
The OSCE Summit in Astana on December 1 - 2 was the first summit
over the last 11 years. Leaders of 28 OSCE member-states attended the
Summit and discussed the Karabakh process alongside with other issues.
On the occasion of the OSCE Summit in Astana, a Joint Statement by
the Heads of Delegation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair Countries
and the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia was adopted. The three
OSCE Co-Chair countries pledged their support for the Presidents of
Azerbaijan and Armenia as they make the necessary decisions to reach a
peaceful settlement. They urged the leaders ofArmenia and Azerbaijan
to focus with renewed energy on the issues that still remain in the
Basic Principles, and instructed their Co-Chairs to continue to work
with the parties to the conflict to assist in these efforts.
From: A. Papazian