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'EU SEEKS TO INTENSIFY ITS ROLE IN KARABAKH SETTLEMENT'
news.az, Azerbaijan
Nov 15 2011
Representation of EU as an organization in the OSCE Minsk Group
is impossible.
Azerbaijani political scientist, chief of the chair of international
relations at the Caucasus University Rovshan Ibrahimov is skeptical
about the replacement of the French co-chairmanship in the OSCE
Minsk Group.
Commenting on proposals in the European parliament about the
possibility to replace France in the OSCE Minsk Group, the political
scientist noted that it all depends on EU's intention to intensify
its role in the resolution of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over
Nagorno Karabakh.
"EU has not taken a direct part in the process of Karabakh solution.
Though it was indicated that EU is represented by France, in
fact, everything was different. The French cochairmanship was not
representing EU in the Minsk Group", Ibrahimov said.
"I do not think that France will really be replaced. I think that it
is just a wish which is voiced not for the first time. But even in
the case of replacement I do not think that it will make any cardinal
changes in the resolution process", Ibrahimov said.
Additionally, according to the political scientist, the matter is
which country will replace France in the Minsk Group?
"Representation of EU as an organization in the OSCE Minsk Group is
impossible from purely technical standpoint-EU can be represented by
a state-Germany, Great Britain or other.
That is, EU has no mechanism of representation in the OSCE Minsk
Group. But even if they offer such a mechanism, EU is not interested
in taking part in such a process since the general foreign policy of
this organization has not been worked out", Ibrahimov said.
"Therefore, such proposals still remain recommendations", he said.
news.az, Azerbaijan
Nov 15 2011
Representation of EU as an organization in the OSCE Minsk Group
is impossible.
Azerbaijani political scientist, chief of the chair of international
relations at the Caucasus University Rovshan Ibrahimov is skeptical
about the replacement of the French co-chairmanship in the OSCE
Minsk Group.
Commenting on proposals in the European parliament about the
possibility to replace France in the OSCE Minsk Group, the political
scientist noted that it all depends on EU's intention to intensify
its role in the resolution of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over
Nagorno Karabakh.
"EU has not taken a direct part in the process of Karabakh solution.
Though it was indicated that EU is represented by France, in
fact, everything was different. The French cochairmanship was not
representing EU in the Minsk Group", Ibrahimov said.
"I do not think that France will really be replaced. I think that it
is just a wish which is voiced not for the first time. But even in
the case of replacement I do not think that it will make any cardinal
changes in the resolution process", Ibrahimov said.
Additionally, according to the political scientist, the matter is
which country will replace France in the Minsk Group?
"Representation of EU as an organization in the OSCE Minsk Group is
impossible from purely technical standpoint-EU can be represented by
a state-Germany, Great Britain or other.
That is, EU has no mechanism of representation in the OSCE Minsk
Group. But even if they offer such a mechanism, EU is not interested
in taking part in such a process since the general foreign policy of
this organization has not been worked out", Ibrahimov said.
"Therefore, such proposals still remain recommendations", he said.