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Astana Opened the Door to New Retreats by Armenia: Zurabyan
Epress.am (http://www.epress.am/FNew.aspx?nid=10271)
Dec. 8, 2010
"The statement signed by the Minsk Group Co-Chair countries and
Armenia's and Azerbaijan's presidents during the OSCE Summit in Astana
related to settling the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict reaffirms the
principles declared in L'Acquila and Muskoka and reflects the
conflicting parties' obligation to settle the Karabakh issue on [the
basis of] those principles," said Armenian National Congress (HAK)
coordinator Levon Zurabyan, presenting HAK's statement on the Astana
summit during a press conference in Yerevan today.
According to the opposition member, the Astana statement essentially
sums up the changes that took place in the Karabakh settlement process
during RA President Serzh Sargsyan's tenure. "And Sargsyan's signature
on the statement signifies RA authorities' official agreement on the
discussed settlement plan and reflects the unacceptable withdrawal of
Armenian diplomacy during these years."
Zurabyan then listed the "destructive withdrawals" of Armenian
diplomacy during Sargsyan's presidential term:
"Armenia continues the political line pursued by Robert Kocharian to
ignore the OSCE's 1994 decision to recognize Nagorno-Karabakh as an
equal party to the negotiations, as a result of which the mention of
Nagorno-Karabakh as a party to the conflict and a participant that is
equal in rights in the negotiations has been eliminated from the joint
statements by the presidents of the co-chair countries," said the HAK
coordinator.
According to the statement presented by Zurabyan, by agreeing to the
simultaneous application of the principles of territorial integrity
and self-determination, Armenia officially agreed to settling the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict within Azerbaijan's territorial integrity.
"It must be noted that by making such concessions, Serzh Sargsyan was
unable to secure Azerbaijan's constructive position," he
said. According to the opposition member, Astana opened the door to
new retreats, which are conditioned by violating the
military-political balance - in Azerbaijan's favor.
"It's obvious that every day of Serzh Sargsyan's regime's existence
brings new blows to national security. The situation can change only
through Serzh Sargsyan's resignation and the development of a
legitimate government through extraordinary elections," concluded
Zurabyan.
From: A. Papazian
Epress.am (http://www.epress.am/FNew.aspx?nid=10271)
Dec. 8, 2010
"The statement signed by the Minsk Group Co-Chair countries and
Armenia's and Azerbaijan's presidents during the OSCE Summit in Astana
related to settling the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict reaffirms the
principles declared in L'Acquila and Muskoka and reflects the
conflicting parties' obligation to settle the Karabakh issue on [the
basis of] those principles," said Armenian National Congress (HAK)
coordinator Levon Zurabyan, presenting HAK's statement on the Astana
summit during a press conference in Yerevan today.
According to the opposition member, the Astana statement essentially
sums up the changes that took place in the Karabakh settlement process
during RA President Serzh Sargsyan's tenure. "And Sargsyan's signature
on the statement signifies RA authorities' official agreement on the
discussed settlement plan and reflects the unacceptable withdrawal of
Armenian diplomacy during these years."
Zurabyan then listed the "destructive withdrawals" of Armenian
diplomacy during Sargsyan's presidential term:
"Armenia continues the political line pursued by Robert Kocharian to
ignore the OSCE's 1994 decision to recognize Nagorno-Karabakh as an
equal party to the negotiations, as a result of which the mention of
Nagorno-Karabakh as a party to the conflict and a participant that is
equal in rights in the negotiations has been eliminated from the joint
statements by the presidents of the co-chair countries," said the HAK
coordinator.
According to the statement presented by Zurabyan, by agreeing to the
simultaneous application of the principles of territorial integrity
and self-determination, Armenia officially agreed to settling the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict within Azerbaijan's territorial integrity.
"It must be noted that by making such concessions, Serzh Sargsyan was
unable to secure Azerbaijan's constructive position," he
said. According to the opposition member, Astana opened the door to
new retreats, which are conditioned by violating the
military-political balance - in Azerbaijan's favor.
"It's obvious that every day of Serzh Sargsyan's regime's existence
brings new blows to national security. The situation can change only
through Serzh Sargsyan's resignation and the development of a
legitimate government through extraordinary elections," concluded
Zurabyan.
From: A. Papazian