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WASHINGTON HOSTS ATTEMPT OF DIALOGUE BETWEEN ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN
Panorama
Oct 27 2011
Armenia
Recently, a forum, organized in Washington, has hosted members of
government and civil society from Armenia and Azerbaijan, said expert
Richard Giragosian Thursday in a meeting with the journalists. The
expert noted that the forum was the first serious step in terms of
launching negotiations among Armenians and Azerbaijanis.
In the first two days the discussions were on academic lever, then
open and closed talks followed.
Giragosian said the meeting was efficient, and explained that the
forum wasn't a campaign and didn't aim at resolution of NK conflict;
it was a means to create a dialogue.
The expert said some arrangements have been made to make the forum
more comprehensive and to engage representatives from NK side. "We
agreed upon not agreeing over some issues, to not impede the dialogue.
It's aimed at making the dialogue more comprehensive and at reducing
the war risks coming from Azerbaijan," explained the expert adding
that the official Baku agreed on not linking the NK issue with the
normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations.
Giragosian has said he's leaving for Turkey tomorrow to discuss the
issue with that party. He said that Armenia had done everything the
country could afford itself and yet quite more; now the international
community anticipates certain steps from Turkey.
Panorama
Oct 27 2011
Armenia
Recently, a forum, organized in Washington, has hosted members of
government and civil society from Armenia and Azerbaijan, said expert
Richard Giragosian Thursday in a meeting with the journalists. The
expert noted that the forum was the first serious step in terms of
launching negotiations among Armenians and Azerbaijanis.
In the first two days the discussions were on academic lever, then
open and closed talks followed.
Giragosian said the meeting was efficient, and explained that the
forum wasn't a campaign and didn't aim at resolution of NK conflict;
it was a means to create a dialogue.
The expert said some arrangements have been made to make the forum
more comprehensive and to engage representatives from NK side. "We
agreed upon not agreeing over some issues, to not impede the dialogue.
It's aimed at making the dialogue more comprehensive and at reducing
the war risks coming from Azerbaijan," explained the expert adding
that the official Baku agreed on not linking the NK issue with the
normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations.
Giragosian has said he's leaving for Turkey tomorrow to discuss the
issue with that party. He said that Armenia had done everything the
country could afford itself and yet quite more; now the international
community anticipates certain steps from Turkey.