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'TIME TO TAKE DECISIONS' ON KARABAKH
news.az
May 27 2011
Azerbaijan
News.Az interviews Dennis Sammut, executive director of the British
organization LINKS.
The presidents of Russia, France and the USA have issued a statement
on the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh. Is it a
sign of the real concern of the super-powers about the conflict or
just a diplomatic gesture?
The statement by the three presidents, on the margin of the G8
summit, is a clear indication of the willingness of the international
community to continue supporting the process for resolving the Karabakh
conflict. It should be seen as an encouragement to President Aliyev
and President Sargsyan to finish the work that they have been doing and
agree the basic principles on which a peace agreement could be built.
Can we believe that Russia will continue its mediator's activity in
the settlement process? And do you believe that Russia will succeed?
Russia, as one of the three co-chairs of the Minsk process, has been
involved from the beginning in the efforts to resolve the conflict. In
the last two years President Medvedev has played a leading role in
the negotiations and he has succeeded in maintaining the momentum
of the negotiations. However this is not just a Russian process. Any
agreement on Karabakh needs wider international support, and I am sure
this support exists from the side of the United States, the European
Union and others.
The statement urges Presidents Aliyev and Sargsyan to finish work on
the basic principles for a settlement during their summit in June.
Doesn't this term seem to you too soon?
These negotiations have been going on for many years and I do not
think it is possible to say that it is too soon to have progress. The
options are now clear, and it is now the time to take decisions. Once
the presidents agree on the Basic Principles a lot of other work will
need to be done on other aspects of the process, including negotiating
a detailed peace agreement.
So can we expect the international community to be more active in the
settlement process before and after the presidents' meeting in Kazan?
I think the next six months are very important and we are likely to
see an intensification of diplomatic activity around this issue.
news.az
May 27 2011
Azerbaijan
News.Az interviews Dennis Sammut, executive director of the British
organization LINKS.
The presidents of Russia, France and the USA have issued a statement
on the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh. Is it a
sign of the real concern of the super-powers about the conflict or
just a diplomatic gesture?
The statement by the three presidents, on the margin of the G8
summit, is a clear indication of the willingness of the international
community to continue supporting the process for resolving the Karabakh
conflict. It should be seen as an encouragement to President Aliyev
and President Sargsyan to finish the work that they have been doing and
agree the basic principles on which a peace agreement could be built.
Can we believe that Russia will continue its mediator's activity in
the settlement process? And do you believe that Russia will succeed?
Russia, as one of the three co-chairs of the Minsk process, has been
involved from the beginning in the efforts to resolve the conflict. In
the last two years President Medvedev has played a leading role in
the negotiations and he has succeeded in maintaining the momentum
of the negotiations. However this is not just a Russian process. Any
agreement on Karabakh needs wider international support, and I am sure
this support exists from the side of the United States, the European
Union and others.
The statement urges Presidents Aliyev and Sargsyan to finish work on
the basic principles for a settlement during their summit in June.
Doesn't this term seem to you too soon?
These negotiations have been going on for many years and I do not
think it is possible to say that it is too soon to have progress. The
options are now clear, and it is now the time to take decisions. Once
the presidents agree on the Basic Principles a lot of other work will
need to be done on other aspects of the process, including negotiating
a detailed peace agreement.
So can we expect the international community to be more active in the
settlement process before and after the presidents' meeting in Kazan?
I think the next six months are very important and we are likely to
see an intensification of diplomatic activity around this issue.