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MEDVEDEV SUCCEEDED IN EASING THE TENSION, SAYS GIRO MANOYAN
Tert.am
29.10.10
The main objective of the recent trilateral meeting of Armenian and
Azerbaijani presidents initiated by their Russian counterpart Dmitry
Medvedev was to some extent "ease the atmosphere," Head of the Armenian
Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Bureau's Hay Dat and Political Affairs
Office Kiro Manoyan told a press conference today.
According to him the atmosphere between the Armenian and Azerbaijani
relations had reached a high level of tension due to the statements by
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and some of the statements Armenia's
president Serzh Sargsyan made in response, as well as due to the
ceasefire violations that frequently take place in the recent months.
"Medvedev succeeded in doing so," said Mr Manoyan, adding that
the meeting in Astrakhan gave nothing else. Even more, there are no
grounds to have any expectations from the December meeting to be held
in Astana, Kazakhstan.
According to Mr Manoyan, in a best-case scenario, the Organization
for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) may at the end of the
year come up with a statement over the Nagorno Karabakh conflict,
by reaffirming the principles of the settlement of the conflict.
In an October 27 meeting brokered by Russia in Astrakhan Mr Sargsyan
and Mr Aliyev reaffirmed the provisions of the declaration adopted on
November 2, 2008 in Meiendorf, Russia, and underscored that additional
steps are necessary to be taken to strengthen the ceasefire regime
and mutual trust in the military sphere.
The two presidents also signed a declaration to exchange prisoners
of war and return the corpses of soldiers and civilians killed on
the line of contact.
Further Mr Manoyan said that Turkey continues linking the settlement
of the Karabakh conflict to the normalization of the Armenia-Turkey
relations - something that is "clear for all, including the US."
According to him, this is another reason Armenia should withdraw its
signature from the Armenia-Turkey Protocols.
Speaking about the agreement reached between Serzh Sargsyan and
Ilham Aliyev to swap prisoners of war and repatriated the bodies
of all those killed on the line of contact, Giro Manoyan said that
Azerbaijan will perhaps be committed to its pledge only to show to
the world that there is some progress in the talks process.
From: A. Papazian
Tert.am
29.10.10
The main objective of the recent trilateral meeting of Armenian and
Azerbaijani presidents initiated by their Russian counterpart Dmitry
Medvedev was to some extent "ease the atmosphere," Head of the Armenian
Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Bureau's Hay Dat and Political Affairs
Office Kiro Manoyan told a press conference today.
According to him the atmosphere between the Armenian and Azerbaijani
relations had reached a high level of tension due to the statements by
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and some of the statements Armenia's
president Serzh Sargsyan made in response, as well as due to the
ceasefire violations that frequently take place in the recent months.
"Medvedev succeeded in doing so," said Mr Manoyan, adding that
the meeting in Astrakhan gave nothing else. Even more, there are no
grounds to have any expectations from the December meeting to be held
in Astana, Kazakhstan.
According to Mr Manoyan, in a best-case scenario, the Organization
for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) may at the end of the
year come up with a statement over the Nagorno Karabakh conflict,
by reaffirming the principles of the settlement of the conflict.
In an October 27 meeting brokered by Russia in Astrakhan Mr Sargsyan
and Mr Aliyev reaffirmed the provisions of the declaration adopted on
November 2, 2008 in Meiendorf, Russia, and underscored that additional
steps are necessary to be taken to strengthen the ceasefire regime
and mutual trust in the military sphere.
The two presidents also signed a declaration to exchange prisoners
of war and return the corpses of soldiers and civilians killed on
the line of contact.
Further Mr Manoyan said that Turkey continues linking the settlement
of the Karabakh conflict to the normalization of the Armenia-Turkey
relations - something that is "clear for all, including the US."
According to him, this is another reason Armenia should withdraw its
signature from the Armenia-Turkey Protocols.
Speaking about the agreement reached between Serzh Sargsyan and
Ilham Aliyev to swap prisoners of war and repatriated the bodies
of all those killed on the line of contact, Giro Manoyan said that
Azerbaijan will perhaps be committed to its pledge only to show to
the world that there is some progress in the talks process.
From: A. Papazian