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Protracting conflict settlement is not to parties' advantage - Armenian FM
13:24 - 29.01.11
Protracting the settlement of the Karabakh conflict does not favor any
of the parties, according to Armenian Foreign Minister Edward
Nalbandyan.
In an interview with Russia Today TV channel, the Armenian FM said
that speeding up efforts to achieve the conflict settlement will be
advantageous to all.
Nalbandyan said that the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders were close
to settling the conflict in Paris in 2001 but Azerbaijani President
Ilham Aliyev changed his mind at the last moment, saying that people
in his country were not ready for that.
"Before settling any conflict, it is necessary to prepare people in
advance. It's no use thinking about public opinion post factum. What
the Azerbaijani authorities are doing now is like putting fat on fire
instead of preparing people for settling the conflict and making
mutual concessions," he said.
The Armenian top diplomat stressed unacceptability of resorting to
violence or military operations. He said that even after war, parties
face the need to return to the negotiations table.
Tert.am
From: A. Papazian
13:24 - 29.01.11
Protracting the settlement of the Karabakh conflict does not favor any
of the parties, according to Armenian Foreign Minister Edward
Nalbandyan.
In an interview with Russia Today TV channel, the Armenian FM said
that speeding up efforts to achieve the conflict settlement will be
advantageous to all.
Nalbandyan said that the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders were close
to settling the conflict in Paris in 2001 but Azerbaijani President
Ilham Aliyev changed his mind at the last moment, saying that people
in his country were not ready for that.
"Before settling any conflict, it is necessary to prepare people in
advance. It's no use thinking about public opinion post factum. What
the Azerbaijani authorities are doing now is like putting fat on fire
instead of preparing people for settling the conflict and making
mutual concessions," he said.
The Armenian top diplomat stressed unacceptability of resorting to
violence or military operations. He said that even after war, parties
face the need to return to the negotiations table.
Tert.am
From: A. Papazian