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VLADIMIR KAZIMIROV: NO DISPUTES, ALL THE MORE CONFLICTS ARE SETTLED WITHOUT CONCESSIONS
ArmInfo
2010-10-22 12:27:00
ArmInfo. No disputes, all the more conflicts are settled without
concessions, ex-Cochairman of the OSCE MG on the Karabakh conflict
settlement, resigned Ambassador, first Deputy Chairman of the
Association of Russian Diplomats Vladimir Kazimirov said in the
article "Compromise is higher than victory. It is time for parties
to the Karabakh conflict to become realists" published in the Vremya
Novostey newspaper.
"The political-diplomatic calendar will give a good few mentions of
the Karabakh conflict till late 2010: sometimes in vain, sometimes
seriously and for good of peaceful settlement. They in Azerbaijan
will not be able to get round of this conflict topic during November
7 parliamentary election in the country, although the political
parties and blocs may compete in promises to solve it in any way and
in calls to power actions. The results of the assessment mission of
OSCE MG cochairmen, who visited the regions around Nagorno Karabakh
on October 3-14, will be shortly summed up, though surprises there
are hardly possible. A new round of struggle on the sidelines of the
UN General Assembly around the Azerbaijani draft resolution on the
position in the occupied territories is possible in early December.
All these actions will rather hamper than facilitate the negotiations
on Karabakh", Kazimirov said. He recalled that a number of steps
promoting the negotiation process have been scheduled till late 2010,
in particular, the OSCE MG cochairmen's visit to the region, top-level
meetings, as well as the long- expected OSCE summit in Astana in early
December: "All this will hardly lead to a breakthrough in the Karabakh
settlement, since the parties' stances on a number of important issues
still differ. However, gradual progress is possible".
According to Kazimirov, because of the sharp incidents on the
contact line, adoption of additional measures by the parties, aimed
at ceasefire strengthening and creation of a favourable atmosphere
for further political dialogue and achievement of agreements, like
foreign ministers of Russia, USA and France proposed in Alma-Ata on
July 17, acquired special topicality.
"However, it does not yet seem for the parties to the conflict to
respond to this proposal. Moreover, they do not fulfill the ceasefire
agreement which was officially signed under the aegis of OSCE on
February 4, 1995, by the three parties to the conflict, including
Nagorno Karabakh. The structures of the pan-European organization shyly
hush it up. Neither party explained the reasons of non-fulfillment
of the agreement, and the OSCE does not bring up this issue to
them. In this situation, one may stumble at loyalty of the parties
to their commitments and the OSCE ability to assure implementation
of agreements", Kazimirov said. He added that urgent normalization of
the situation on the contact line is necessary also because aspiration
to prompt settlement of the conflict is insufficient.
"The two parties will have to shift away from their claims and take
more real positions, which will take long years. Now they easily
blame each other and sometimes the mediators for being stuck in the
negotiations, though it is the result of their own inflexibility. One
of the parties is against the status-quo and fights for resolution
to the conflict on its own terms and not on the basis of compromises.
However, that party is silent about the time lost over the 16 years
of the truce through its fault," Kazimirov said.
The ex-co-chair pointed out that Russia in cooperation with other OSCE
MG co-chair- states, the USA and France, has been especially active in
the process and strived to accelerate the conflict's resolution over
the last years. "At the initiative and with participation of Russian
President Dmitry Medvedev Azerbaijani and Armenians presidents met six
times, including two times in the current year. New meetings in such
format are possible for instance on sidelines of the OSCE Summit in
Astana. It would be good if the forum gives a new impetus to the work
of the parties and highlights inadmissibility of military resolution
to the conflict for the big Europe," he said, "Speculations on the
possible stance of Russia in case of resumption of military actions
around Nagorny Karabakh have become quite frequent recently. Conflict
provokers expecting Moscow to stay indifferent to all this. However,
such scenario would affect the interests and even elements of the
national security of Russia and Moscow would oppose the war most
of all. The public is not ready for compromises, which is a serious
obstacle to the conflict's resolution. Nothing is actually done to
remove that obstacle. But dispute resolution without a compromise is
impossible. It has been well said that a compromise is above victory,"
V. Kazimirov said.
From: A. Papazian
ArmInfo
2010-10-22 12:27:00
ArmInfo. No disputes, all the more conflicts are settled without
concessions, ex-Cochairman of the OSCE MG on the Karabakh conflict
settlement, resigned Ambassador, first Deputy Chairman of the
Association of Russian Diplomats Vladimir Kazimirov said in the
article "Compromise is higher than victory. It is time for parties
to the Karabakh conflict to become realists" published in the Vremya
Novostey newspaper.
"The political-diplomatic calendar will give a good few mentions of
the Karabakh conflict till late 2010: sometimes in vain, sometimes
seriously and for good of peaceful settlement. They in Azerbaijan
will not be able to get round of this conflict topic during November
7 parliamentary election in the country, although the political
parties and blocs may compete in promises to solve it in any way and
in calls to power actions. The results of the assessment mission of
OSCE MG cochairmen, who visited the regions around Nagorno Karabakh
on October 3-14, will be shortly summed up, though surprises there
are hardly possible. A new round of struggle on the sidelines of the
UN General Assembly around the Azerbaijani draft resolution on the
position in the occupied territories is possible in early December.
All these actions will rather hamper than facilitate the negotiations
on Karabakh", Kazimirov said. He recalled that a number of steps
promoting the negotiation process have been scheduled till late 2010,
in particular, the OSCE MG cochairmen's visit to the region, top-level
meetings, as well as the long- expected OSCE summit in Astana in early
December: "All this will hardly lead to a breakthrough in the Karabakh
settlement, since the parties' stances on a number of important issues
still differ. However, gradual progress is possible".
According to Kazimirov, because of the sharp incidents on the
contact line, adoption of additional measures by the parties, aimed
at ceasefire strengthening and creation of a favourable atmosphere
for further political dialogue and achievement of agreements, like
foreign ministers of Russia, USA and France proposed in Alma-Ata on
July 17, acquired special topicality.
"However, it does not yet seem for the parties to the conflict to
respond to this proposal. Moreover, they do not fulfill the ceasefire
agreement which was officially signed under the aegis of OSCE on
February 4, 1995, by the three parties to the conflict, including
Nagorno Karabakh. The structures of the pan-European organization shyly
hush it up. Neither party explained the reasons of non-fulfillment
of the agreement, and the OSCE does not bring up this issue to
them. In this situation, one may stumble at loyalty of the parties
to their commitments and the OSCE ability to assure implementation
of agreements", Kazimirov said. He added that urgent normalization of
the situation on the contact line is necessary also because aspiration
to prompt settlement of the conflict is insufficient.
"The two parties will have to shift away from their claims and take
more real positions, which will take long years. Now they easily
blame each other and sometimes the mediators for being stuck in the
negotiations, though it is the result of their own inflexibility. One
of the parties is against the status-quo and fights for resolution
to the conflict on its own terms and not on the basis of compromises.
However, that party is silent about the time lost over the 16 years
of the truce through its fault," Kazimirov said.
The ex-co-chair pointed out that Russia in cooperation with other OSCE
MG co-chair- states, the USA and France, has been especially active in
the process and strived to accelerate the conflict's resolution over
the last years. "At the initiative and with participation of Russian
President Dmitry Medvedev Azerbaijani and Armenians presidents met six
times, including two times in the current year. New meetings in such
format are possible for instance on sidelines of the OSCE Summit in
Astana. It would be good if the forum gives a new impetus to the work
of the parties and highlights inadmissibility of military resolution
to the conflict for the big Europe," he said, "Speculations on the
possible stance of Russia in case of resumption of military actions
around Nagorny Karabakh have become quite frequent recently. Conflict
provokers expecting Moscow to stay indifferent to all this. However,
such scenario would affect the interests and even elements of the
national security of Russia and Moscow would oppose the war most
of all. The public is not ready for compromises, which is a serious
obstacle to the conflict's resolution. Nothing is actually done to
remove that obstacle. But dispute resolution without a compromise is
impossible. It has been well said that a compromise is above victory,"
V. Kazimirov said.
From: A. Papazian