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Nalbandian: Baku should prepare public for compromise
January 29, 2011 - 11:00 AMT 07:00 GMT
PanARMENIAN.Net -
The time is not on either side in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict,
Armenian Foreign Minister said.
`As soon as we settle the conflict it will be for the benefit of all
sides of conflict. Regarding the talks, I do not quite agree with the
view that the sides' positions have never been closer. Back in 2001 we
were close to resolve the conflict during talks in Paris through the
mediation of France. At that time, as a co-chair country of the Minsk
Group, France was more active, and the sides were very close to a
settlement,' Edward Nalbandian said in an interview with Russia Today.
`Unfortunately, Heydar Aliyev, the then-President of Azerbaijan
rejected the agreements reached in Paris - the so-called Paris
Principles which were later committed to paper in Key West. He
explained his decision by alleged unreadiness of the Azerbaijani
public. But to resolve any conflict, the public opinion should be
prepared in advance, not afterwards. The public opinion should not be
stirred up, as Azerbaijan is doing at the moment, pouring oil on the
fire. It is necessary to prepare public opinion for the settlement,
prepare for compromise,' he said.
From: A. Papazian
January 29, 2011 - 11:00 AMT 07:00 GMT
PanARMENIAN.Net -
The time is not on either side in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict,
Armenian Foreign Minister said.
`As soon as we settle the conflict it will be for the benefit of all
sides of conflict. Regarding the talks, I do not quite agree with the
view that the sides' positions have never been closer. Back in 2001 we
were close to resolve the conflict during talks in Paris through the
mediation of France. At that time, as a co-chair country of the Minsk
Group, France was more active, and the sides were very close to a
settlement,' Edward Nalbandian said in an interview with Russia Today.
`Unfortunately, Heydar Aliyev, the then-President of Azerbaijan
rejected the agreements reached in Paris - the so-called Paris
Principles which were later committed to paper in Key West. He
explained his decision by alleged unreadiness of the Azerbaijani
public. But to resolve any conflict, the public opinion should be
prepared in advance, not afterwards. The public opinion should not be
stirred up, as Azerbaijan is doing at the moment, pouring oil on the
fire. It is necessary to prepare public opinion for the settlement,
prepare for compromise,' he said.
From: A. Papazian