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NO PROGRESS IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN NEXT TWO YEARS: SABINE FREIZER
epress.am
11.04.2011
Before the Jun. 25 Kazan meeting of the presidents of Armenia,
Azerbaijan and Russia, there were hopes that both sides would agree
at least on the general principles of resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict, said the International Crisis Group's Europe Program Director
Sabine Freizer to the Baku-based APA news agency.
"Unfortunately, the international community, as well as the Azerbaijani
society, was dissatisfied with the results of the Kazan meeting,"
she said.
Weighing in on Turkey's role in the talks, Freizer said Ankara had
"very interesting ideas" concerning the resolution of the conflict.
"But Turkey has a border issue with Armenia; thus, there are
difficulties. If Turkey wishes to make any contribution to the
negotiations on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, it should, first of all,
normalize the relations with Armenia," she said.
Freizer asserted that no major shifts were expected in the resolution
of the conflict in the next two years.
"Elections will be held in the co-chairing countries, Russia, US and
France, in the coming two years. Therefore, I think it is unlikely
that there will be any recovery in the negotiations," he said.
epress.am
11.04.2011
Before the Jun. 25 Kazan meeting of the presidents of Armenia,
Azerbaijan and Russia, there were hopes that both sides would agree
at least on the general principles of resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict, said the International Crisis Group's Europe Program Director
Sabine Freizer to the Baku-based APA news agency.
"Unfortunately, the international community, as well as the Azerbaijani
society, was dissatisfied with the results of the Kazan meeting,"
she said.
Weighing in on Turkey's role in the talks, Freizer said Ankara had
"very interesting ideas" concerning the resolution of the conflict.
"But Turkey has a border issue with Armenia; thus, there are
difficulties. If Turkey wishes to make any contribution to the
negotiations on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, it should, first of all,
normalize the relations with Armenia," she said.
Freizer asserted that no major shifts were expected in the resolution
of the conflict in the next two years.
"Elections will be held in the co-chairing countries, Russia, US and
France, in the coming two years. Therefore, I think it is unlikely
that there will be any recovery in the negotiations," he said.