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RPA: SOCHI AGREEMENTS MORE ADVANTAGEOUS FOR ARMENIA THAN MADRID PRINCIPLES
PanARMENIAN.Net
June 1, 2011 - 18:44 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Member of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA)
parliamentary group Gagik Minasyan said the Sochi agreements on the
Karabakh conflict settlement are more advantageous for Armenia than
the revised Madrid Principles.
Minasyan noted that, judging from Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's
reaction after trilateral meetings with participation of Russian
President Dmitry Medvedev, specifically the meeting in Sochi, one can
assume that the Co-Chairmen's proposals proceed in the direction,
to which the Armenian side is adhered, and deviate from the stance
supported by Azerbaijan.
"Thus, one can state that the Sochi proposals are much more acceptable
and practicable for the Armenian side than Azerbaijan," Minasyan
said, adding that the Deaville statement adopted by the leaders of
the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chair countries makes a reference to the
Sochi agreements, but not the Madrid Principles for the Karabakh
conflict settlement.
According to Minasyan, the events can develop by two scenarios: either
Azerbaijan will continue its tough and destructive policy for solving
the conflict by force, what will place it in a vulnerable position,
or Azerbaijan will follow the calls and come closer to the principles
fixed in Sochi. And these principles are more advantageous for us,
than the Madrid Principles, said Minasyan.
Minasyan also commented on the statement of leader of the opposition
Armenian National Congress Levon Ter-Petrossian that the Armenian
side is exhausting the resources for keeping the status-quo in the
Karabakh conflict. "Ter-Petrossian made similar statements many years
ago as well," he said.
Armenian, Russian and Azerbaijani Presidents - Serzh Sargsyan, Dmitry
Medvedev and Ilham Aliyev - adopted a joint statement on the Nagorno
Karabakh conflict settlement based on the results of their negotiations
in Sochi. The document reads that the Presidents considered matters
of practical implementation of the trilateral statement adopted during
the October 27, 2010, meeting in Astrakhan.
Specifically, the Presidents agreed to finalize the swap of POWs as
soon as possible. The document stresses the parties' willingness "to
solve all disputable matters peacefully and conduct investigation of
possible incidents along the ceasefire line under the auspices of the
OSCE Minsk Group through the assistance of Personal Representative of
the OSCE Chairman-in-Office." "The Presidents stressed the importance
of their regular contacts on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement
and agreed to continue them in such format in addition to the activity
of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmen," the statement reads.
PanARMENIAN.Net
June 1, 2011 - 18:44 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Member of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA)
parliamentary group Gagik Minasyan said the Sochi agreements on the
Karabakh conflict settlement are more advantageous for Armenia than
the revised Madrid Principles.
Minasyan noted that, judging from Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's
reaction after trilateral meetings with participation of Russian
President Dmitry Medvedev, specifically the meeting in Sochi, one can
assume that the Co-Chairmen's proposals proceed in the direction,
to which the Armenian side is adhered, and deviate from the stance
supported by Azerbaijan.
"Thus, one can state that the Sochi proposals are much more acceptable
and practicable for the Armenian side than Azerbaijan," Minasyan
said, adding that the Deaville statement adopted by the leaders of
the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chair countries makes a reference to the
Sochi agreements, but not the Madrid Principles for the Karabakh
conflict settlement.
According to Minasyan, the events can develop by two scenarios: either
Azerbaijan will continue its tough and destructive policy for solving
the conflict by force, what will place it in a vulnerable position,
or Azerbaijan will follow the calls and come closer to the principles
fixed in Sochi. And these principles are more advantageous for us,
than the Madrid Principles, said Minasyan.
Minasyan also commented on the statement of leader of the opposition
Armenian National Congress Levon Ter-Petrossian that the Armenian
side is exhausting the resources for keeping the status-quo in the
Karabakh conflict. "Ter-Petrossian made similar statements many years
ago as well," he said.
Armenian, Russian and Azerbaijani Presidents - Serzh Sargsyan, Dmitry
Medvedev and Ilham Aliyev - adopted a joint statement on the Nagorno
Karabakh conflict settlement based on the results of their negotiations
in Sochi. The document reads that the Presidents considered matters
of practical implementation of the trilateral statement adopted during
the October 27, 2010, meeting in Astrakhan.
Specifically, the Presidents agreed to finalize the swap of POWs as
soon as possible. The document stresses the parties' willingness "to
solve all disputable matters peacefully and conduct investigation of
possible incidents along the ceasefire line under the auspices of the
OSCE Minsk Group through the assistance of Personal Representative of
the OSCE Chairman-in-Office." "The Presidents stressed the importance
of their regular contacts on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement
and agreed to continue them in such format in addition to the activity
of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmen," the statement reads.