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Today, Azerbaijan
July 16 2010
Azerbaijani expert: Armenia will do everything possible to disrupt
Nagorno-Karabakh talks
16 July 2010 [13:07] - Today.Az
Day.Az interview with expert at Azerbaijan's Lider TV station Tofiq Abbasov.
Azerbaijani and Armenian foreign ministers are expected to discuss
de-occupation of Azerbaijan's Kalbajar and Lachin regions on the
sidelines of the OSCE Ministerial Council meeting that started in
Almaty today. Are these discussions likely to lead to some concrete
decision?
I suppose that this time Armenian side will continue to remain
faithful to the strategy it chose and will do everything to disrupt
the peace process. Armenia does not agree with the plan of liberation
of occupied Azerbaijani territories. Realizing that the room for
maneuver is rapidly shrinking, Armenians across the world are
preparing plans to change the power in Armenia, so that to take a
timeout and to begin negotiations from the very start.
The Armenia media quoted Armenian foreign minister as saying that the
key task of upcoming talks with Azerbaijan is `to see whether
Azerbaijan is ready to be committed to the latest version of the
Madrid principles¦'
Cynicism and hypocrisy have become an integral part of the Armenian
diplomacy. Foreign minister's statement confirms this. But at the same
time, we can see how the current Armenian government loses support of
its own people. Sargsyan's team has lost control of all the
fundamental institutions of the government. Karabakh segment is no
exception in this series. Its burden rests on the shoulders of
ordinary people. Neither populism nor flowery statements are able to
solve this problem.
What are your comments on Yerevan's statement that the UN General
Assembly's consideration of the resolution on Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict presented by Azerbaijan might have a negative impact on
resolution of the conflict?
This is another case of extremely nervous and inadequate response by
Yerevan on the steps by the Azerbaijani side, which are intended to
move the reconciliation process forward. Speculation regarding the UN
General Assembly's pending resolution proves that Armenia is hiding
its head in the sand, not knowing what this position entails. After
all, the Madrid principles did not appear as a result of some random
action. They are a product of a certain stage and multilateral
efforts. They have been elaborated on the basis of international law.
The UN General Assembly, the European Parliament, OSCE, Council of
Europe, Organization of Islamic Conference and other entities have
been guided by these considerations while adopting relevant
resolutions in support of Azerbaijan's territorial integrity.
In your view, do OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing countries have leverage
of pressure on Armenia?
On numerous occasions we have heard the Minsk Group co-chairs to
announce that, first and foremost, Azerbaijani and Armenian leaders
should reach understanding between themselves. This approach is a
cause of criticism since it exposes inability or unwillingness of
major powers to clamp the party with an inadequate behavior.
Naturally, this approach raises doubts about Minsk Group's ability and
interest. This ties up Azerbaijan's hands in a clash with its
opponent.
/Day.Az/
URL: http://www.today.az/news/politics/71021.html
From: A. Papazian
July 16 2010
Azerbaijani expert: Armenia will do everything possible to disrupt
Nagorno-Karabakh talks
16 July 2010 [13:07] - Today.Az
Day.Az interview with expert at Azerbaijan's Lider TV station Tofiq Abbasov.
Azerbaijani and Armenian foreign ministers are expected to discuss
de-occupation of Azerbaijan's Kalbajar and Lachin regions on the
sidelines of the OSCE Ministerial Council meeting that started in
Almaty today. Are these discussions likely to lead to some concrete
decision?
I suppose that this time Armenian side will continue to remain
faithful to the strategy it chose and will do everything to disrupt
the peace process. Armenia does not agree with the plan of liberation
of occupied Azerbaijani territories. Realizing that the room for
maneuver is rapidly shrinking, Armenians across the world are
preparing plans to change the power in Armenia, so that to take a
timeout and to begin negotiations from the very start.
The Armenia media quoted Armenian foreign minister as saying that the
key task of upcoming talks with Azerbaijan is `to see whether
Azerbaijan is ready to be committed to the latest version of the
Madrid principles¦'
Cynicism and hypocrisy have become an integral part of the Armenian
diplomacy. Foreign minister's statement confirms this. But at the same
time, we can see how the current Armenian government loses support of
its own people. Sargsyan's team has lost control of all the
fundamental institutions of the government. Karabakh segment is no
exception in this series. Its burden rests on the shoulders of
ordinary people. Neither populism nor flowery statements are able to
solve this problem.
What are your comments on Yerevan's statement that the UN General
Assembly's consideration of the resolution on Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict presented by Azerbaijan might have a negative impact on
resolution of the conflict?
This is another case of extremely nervous and inadequate response by
Yerevan on the steps by the Azerbaijani side, which are intended to
move the reconciliation process forward. Speculation regarding the UN
General Assembly's pending resolution proves that Armenia is hiding
its head in the sand, not knowing what this position entails. After
all, the Madrid principles did not appear as a result of some random
action. They are a product of a certain stage and multilateral
efforts. They have been elaborated on the basis of international law.
The UN General Assembly, the European Parliament, OSCE, Council of
Europe, Organization of Islamic Conference and other entities have
been guided by these considerations while adopting relevant
resolutions in support of Azerbaijan's territorial integrity.
In your view, do OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing countries have leverage
of pressure on Armenia?
On numerous occasions we have heard the Minsk Group co-chairs to
announce that, first and foremost, Azerbaijani and Armenian leaders
should reach understanding between themselves. This approach is a
cause of criticism since it exposes inability or unwillingness of
major powers to clamp the party with an inadequate behavior.
Naturally, this approach raises doubts about Minsk Group's ability and
interest. This ties up Azerbaijan's hands in a clash with its
opponent.
/Day.Az/
URL: http://www.today.az/news/politics/71021.html
From: A. Papazian