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WHO'LL SPUR KARABAKH SETTLEMENT MEDIATORS TO ACTIVITY?
Marina Ananikyan
PanARMENIAN.Net
November 24, 2011 - 21:11 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Araz Azimov
confessed to Baku's having no special expectations from the oncoming
regional visit of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs.
Which is understandable. So far, all visits by co-chairs ended in
a declaration of intention to take every possible effort to achieve
resolution of Karabakh conflict. Moreover, rumors of a replacement
of French co-chair Bernard Fassier with former ambassador to Ukraine
Jacques Faure have been confirmed, which means the last visit of the
Group with Fassier as a part of it, will, most probably, be fruitless.
With the oncoming elections in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, France
and the U.S., the authorities of the countries in question will
probably push Karabakh settlement to the background. In view of the
developments, the co-chairs might have been instructed to maintain
current situation, preventing renewal of a war.
Also, Baku got used to the fact that neither OSCE MG representatives
nor any other organization are able or willing to force it into
abandoning its destructive position, continued military rhetoric
and threats of renewed war. Which causes little surprise, seeing
as even the more democratic and "peaceful" international community
is turning a blind eye to the deaths of Artsakh soldiers over Azeri
ceasefire violations.
Trench warfare is in progress, with Azerbaijan, certain of its
impunity, continuing to drag out peace talks, rattling the sabre and
petrodollars, blunting the vigilance of mediators with statements
suggesting Baku adherence to peaceful settlement.
It seems like the fate of waking the mediator kingdom of sleep from
its slumber will befall Armenia and Artsakh, who are really willing
to finally achieve the peaceful settlement.
From: A. Papazian
Marina Ananikyan
PanARMENIAN.Net
November 24, 2011 - 21:11 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Araz Azimov
confessed to Baku's having no special expectations from the oncoming
regional visit of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs.
Which is understandable. So far, all visits by co-chairs ended in
a declaration of intention to take every possible effort to achieve
resolution of Karabakh conflict. Moreover, rumors of a replacement
of French co-chair Bernard Fassier with former ambassador to Ukraine
Jacques Faure have been confirmed, which means the last visit of the
Group with Fassier as a part of it, will, most probably, be fruitless.
With the oncoming elections in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, France
and the U.S., the authorities of the countries in question will
probably push Karabakh settlement to the background. In view of the
developments, the co-chairs might have been instructed to maintain
current situation, preventing renewal of a war.
Also, Baku got used to the fact that neither OSCE MG representatives
nor any other organization are able or willing to force it into
abandoning its destructive position, continued military rhetoric
and threats of renewed war. Which causes little surprise, seeing
as even the more democratic and "peaceful" international community
is turning a blind eye to the deaths of Artsakh soldiers over Azeri
ceasefire violations.
Trench warfare is in progress, with Azerbaijan, certain of its
impunity, continuing to drag out peace talks, rattling the sabre and
petrodollars, blunting the vigilance of mediators with statements
suggesting Baku adherence to peaceful settlement.
It seems like the fate of waking the mediator kingdom of sleep from
its slumber will befall Armenia and Artsakh, who are really willing
to finally achieve the peaceful settlement.
From: A. Papazian