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KARABAKH DID NOT BELIEVE CO-CHAIRS
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/politics22160.html
Published: 16:09:51 - 09/06/2011
Apparently, Karabakh has rejected the document proposed by the
mediators. Judging by the press release of the NKR office of president,
during the meeting with the co-chairs Bako Sahakyan talked about the
withdrawal of snipers and stated that the talks in which Karabakh
does not participate will not lead anywhere.
The co-chairs did not say anything. During the briefing in Stepanakert,
the American co-chair only said he informed Bako Sahakyan about the
meetings of the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan with
the U.S. Secretary, and the Russian co-chair told about the efforts
of Russia and Sergey Lavrov. Each party wanted to underline that
they hold the key to the settlement, at least there will not be a
one-sided settlement.
In the meantime, the NATO- Russia negotiations on joint missile
defense ended in Brussels without any results. The clash between
the West and Russia over building a missile defense system and the
Nabucco gas pipeline continues. In this context, they will hardly
reach agreement on Karabakh.
What awaits the sides in case the talks in Kazan fail? The presidents
of Armenia and Azerbaijan will take a deep breath and get down
to the elections. Meanwhile, the mediators may gain the right to
"deciding steps".
At first, the French co-chair may be replaced by a representative
of the EU. The second step could be deployment of mobile military
troops in the region in response to a border skirmish. The United
States may use the opportunity to occupy a couple of miles on the
border of Karabakh and Iran, while Russia may deploy in Russia.
Certainly, this course of developments seems hardly possible
considering that the only airport which is able to receive these
troops is under reconstruction. In the beginning of the month it
became known that a certain commission has found the runways of the
airport in Stepanakert not wide enough, and they will be reconstructed
by this autumn.
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/politics22160.html
Published: 16:09:51 - 09/06/2011
Apparently, Karabakh has rejected the document proposed by the
mediators. Judging by the press release of the NKR office of president,
during the meeting with the co-chairs Bako Sahakyan talked about the
withdrawal of snipers and stated that the talks in which Karabakh
does not participate will not lead anywhere.
The co-chairs did not say anything. During the briefing in Stepanakert,
the American co-chair only said he informed Bako Sahakyan about the
meetings of the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan with
the U.S. Secretary, and the Russian co-chair told about the efforts
of Russia and Sergey Lavrov. Each party wanted to underline that
they hold the key to the settlement, at least there will not be a
one-sided settlement.
In the meantime, the NATO- Russia negotiations on joint missile
defense ended in Brussels without any results. The clash between
the West and Russia over building a missile defense system and the
Nabucco gas pipeline continues. In this context, they will hardly
reach agreement on Karabakh.
What awaits the sides in case the talks in Kazan fail? The presidents
of Armenia and Azerbaijan will take a deep breath and get down
to the elections. Meanwhile, the mediators may gain the right to
"deciding steps".
At first, the French co-chair may be replaced by a representative
of the EU. The second step could be deployment of mobile military
troops in the region in response to a border skirmish. The United
States may use the opportunity to occupy a couple of miles on the
border of Karabakh and Iran, while Russia may deploy in Russia.
Certainly, this course of developments seems hardly possible
considering that the only airport which is able to receive these
troops is under reconstruction. In the beginning of the month it
became known that a certain commission has found the runways of the
airport in Stepanakert not wide enough, and they will be reconstructed
by this autumn.