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    PRESIDENTS' JOINT STATEMENT ON KARABAKH DEMAGOGUERY-RUSSIAN EXPERT

    news.am
    May 27 2011
    Armenia

    YEREVAN. - The joint statement by the Presidents of Russia, France and
    the United States on the Karabakh conflict, adopted at G8 Summit on
    May 26, is demagoguery, the head of the analytical department at the
    Institute for Political and Military Analysis Alexander Khramchikhin
    told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

    "Well, what would they do if the conflicting parties fail to come to
    agreement? Nothing," the expert said. He stressed that the parties'
    positions have remained unchanged within the recent years.

    "No one has so far understood who is right or wrong or on what
    terms the parties will agree and so on and so forth. All this is
    demagoguery. Today it is not supposed to say "it is your business
    and is up to you to decide", for this reason they express "concern","
    Khramchikhin said.

    As Armenian News-NEWS.am reported earlier, Presidents of Russia,
    France and USA issued a joint statement on Nagorno-Karabakh within
    the framework of G8 Summit, Thursday.

    "We, the Presidents of the OSCE Minsk Group's Co-Chair countries --
    France, the Russian Federation, and the United States of America
    -- are convinced the time has arrived for all the sides to the
    Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to take a decisive step towards a peaceful
    settlement.

    We reiterate that only a negotiated settlement can lead to peace,
    stability, and reconciliation, opening opportunities for regional
    development and cooperation. The use of force created the current
    situation of confrontation and instability. Its use again would only
    bring more suffering and devastation, and would be condemned by the
    international community. We strongly urge the leaders of the sides
    to prepare their populations for peace, not war.

    As a result of efforts by the parties and the Co-Chair countries at
    all levels, significant progress has been made. The latest version
    of the Basic Principles, as discussed in Sochi on March 5, lays a
    just and balanced foundation for the drafting of a comprehensive
    peace settlement. This document, based on the Helsinki Final Act and
    elements outlined in our joint declarations in L'Aquila in July 2009
    and Muskoka in June 2010, provides a way for all sides to move beyond
    the unacceptable status quo.

    "We therefore call upon the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan to
    demonstrate their political will by finalizing the Basic Principles
    during their upcoming summit in June. Further delay would only call
    into question the commitment of the sides to reach an agreement. Once
    an agreement has been reached, we stand ready to witness the formal
    acceptance of these Principles, to assist in the drafting of the
    peace agreement, and then to support its implementation with our
    international partners," reads the statement posted on the website
    of the White House.

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