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Oct 30 2010
Withdrawal of Armenia from occupied lands of Azerbaijan currently at issue
Sat 30 October 2010 05:38 GMT | 8:38 Local Time
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Asim Mollazade News.Az interviews Asim Mollazade, chairman of the
Party of Democratic Reforms, Milli Majlis deputy.
How do you assess the results of the trilateral meeting of presidents
of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia-Dmitriy Medvedev, Ilham Aliyev and
Serzh Sargsyan in Astrakhan discussing ways to settle Nagorno Karabakh
conflict?
I am inclined to share the optimism, of Russian President Dmitriy
Medvedev who said by results of this trilateral meeting of the
presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia that Azerbaijan and
Armenia can come to a coordinated decision on principles of resolving
the Karabakh conflict before the OSCE summit. I believe that the
presidents of the countries of the OSCE Minsk Group and primarily
Russia are taking an important work to resolve the Karabakh conflict.
In addition I think the whole world community and superpowers are
thinking of forcing Armenia to peace.
What is the reason of such a position of superpowers?
The matter is that all countries are interested in peace and stability
in our region and this cannot be reached without the fair resolution
of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno Karabakh, without
liberation of all Armenian-occupied lands of Azerbaijan. The position
of official Yerevan was a hindrance to the comprehensive, long-term
development and flourishing of the South Caucasus. But such an open
ignoring of international law and existing realities cannot last long
and Armenia needs to realize this. And the issue of liberation of
Armenian-occupied lands of Azerbaijan is current on the agenda.
What could have made official Yerevan to become more compliant at negotiations?
This is the same opinion of the world community, leading superpowers,
primarily Russia. In addition, Armenia has a number of problems for
the reason of continued occupation of Azerbaijani lands and
territorial claims not only to our country, but also to neighbor
states, isolation from all successfully developing regional projects.
This includes the collapsed economy, demographic problems, related to
mass outflow of able-bodies citizens from this country. It is
necessary to settle all these problems. But Armenia's involvement into
other big regional projects and the settlement of all economic and
other problems is impossible without changes in the position of
official Yerevan in the negotiation process, without its agreement to
liberate the occupied lands of Azerbaijan.
How much will it take to resolve the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict
over Nagorno Karabakh completely?
Today, there is a need for definite steps in the resolution of the
Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno Karabakh. Step by step, we
will be able to come to the final resolution of this conflict, reach
the atmosphere of peace and stability in the South Caucasus region. At
the current stage it is important to sign a framework agreement on
principles of the resolution of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over
Nagorno Karabakh. Here it is also necessary to raise trust between the
parties. It is also important that the joint agreement-declaration by
results of the Astrakhan meeting of the presidents of Armenia, Russia
and Azerbaijan contains a paragraph about the exchange of war
prisoners and return the bodies of the dead. In other words, there is
a need to spare no effort for the resolution of this conflict. This
will be uneasy process but it must be gone through.
Akper Hasanov
News.Az
From: A. Papazian
Oct 30 2010
Withdrawal of Armenia from occupied lands of Azerbaijan currently at issue
Sat 30 October 2010 05:38 GMT | 8:38 Local Time
Text size:
Asim Mollazade News.Az interviews Asim Mollazade, chairman of the
Party of Democratic Reforms, Milli Majlis deputy.
How do you assess the results of the trilateral meeting of presidents
of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia-Dmitriy Medvedev, Ilham Aliyev and
Serzh Sargsyan in Astrakhan discussing ways to settle Nagorno Karabakh
conflict?
I am inclined to share the optimism, of Russian President Dmitriy
Medvedev who said by results of this trilateral meeting of the
presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia that Azerbaijan and
Armenia can come to a coordinated decision on principles of resolving
the Karabakh conflict before the OSCE summit. I believe that the
presidents of the countries of the OSCE Minsk Group and primarily
Russia are taking an important work to resolve the Karabakh conflict.
In addition I think the whole world community and superpowers are
thinking of forcing Armenia to peace.
What is the reason of such a position of superpowers?
The matter is that all countries are interested in peace and stability
in our region and this cannot be reached without the fair resolution
of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno Karabakh, without
liberation of all Armenian-occupied lands of Azerbaijan. The position
of official Yerevan was a hindrance to the comprehensive, long-term
development and flourishing of the South Caucasus. But such an open
ignoring of international law and existing realities cannot last long
and Armenia needs to realize this. And the issue of liberation of
Armenian-occupied lands of Azerbaijan is current on the agenda.
What could have made official Yerevan to become more compliant at negotiations?
This is the same opinion of the world community, leading superpowers,
primarily Russia. In addition, Armenia has a number of problems for
the reason of continued occupation of Azerbaijani lands and
territorial claims not only to our country, but also to neighbor
states, isolation from all successfully developing regional projects.
This includes the collapsed economy, demographic problems, related to
mass outflow of able-bodies citizens from this country. It is
necessary to settle all these problems. But Armenia's involvement into
other big regional projects and the settlement of all economic and
other problems is impossible without changes in the position of
official Yerevan in the negotiation process, without its agreement to
liberate the occupied lands of Azerbaijan.
How much will it take to resolve the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict
over Nagorno Karabakh completely?
Today, there is a need for definite steps in the resolution of the
Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno Karabakh. Step by step, we
will be able to come to the final resolution of this conflict, reach
the atmosphere of peace and stability in the South Caucasus region. At
the current stage it is important to sign a framework agreement on
principles of the resolution of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over
Nagorno Karabakh. Here it is also necessary to raise trust between the
parties. It is also important that the joint agreement-declaration by
results of the Astrakhan meeting of the presidents of Armenia, Russia
and Azerbaijan contains a paragraph about the exchange of war
prisoners and return the bodies of the dead. In other words, there is
a need to spare no effort for the resolution of this conflict. This
will be uneasy process but it must be gone through.
Akper Hasanov
News.Az
From: A. Papazian