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SARKOZY REVEALS POSSIBLE PLAN FOR KARABAKH SOLUTION
Armen Hareyan
HULIQ.com
Sept 22 2011
SC
French president Nicolas Sarkozy's UN speech on September 21st was
very revealing as it contains a new "method" proposed for conflict
resolutions and he may use it for resolving Nagorno Karabakh conflict
and offering it to Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Nicolas Sarkozy, during his UN speech, proposed to admit Palestine to
the UN as a non-member state with observer status. He said decades
of negotiations have yielded no results and its time to "change the
method" to achieve better results. Is it possible that Sarkozy offers
a similar proposal to the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan as a
way to solve the Nagorno Karabakh conflict? It may be well possible
and here is why.
After the failure of Kazan Summit the Russian Regnum News Agency
reported that the French President Nicolas Sarkozy will replace the
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev. According to Regnum's anonymous
source the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, who mediate the conflict
between Armenia and Azerbaijan, have made a decision to transfer
Russia's obligations in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace deal to French
President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Sarkozy has scheduled a meeting with the Armenian president Serzh
Sargsyan on September 27. Sargsyan is now on his way to New York
City to deliver a speech at the UN General Assembly. The French
president is expected to discuss with the Armenian president his
upcoming visit to Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan, which will take
place in early October.
Sarkozy's Plan: Mutual Recognition
Sarkozy offered this plan as a solution to the Israeli Palestinian
conflict. He says what has been done in the past has not worked.
Proposing to change the method, Sarkozy said let's offer Palestine a
United Nation's observer status. He said, this status will give hope
to the Palestinians and will commit each party to a negotiated peace.
But he warned that the parties should avoid taking steps that will
be incompatible with the continuation of the negotiations and must
observer restraint not to take actions that prejudice the future
solution.
The French president said this approach may work because the peace
does not come quickly. The two parties do not trust each other and
its impossible to make a peace deal in this situation. Aiming toward
mutual recognition, Sarkozy said the compromised solution will rebuild
trust and will give people hope.
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle's response was of a welcome
one who said his country is not surprised by the proposal. "The speech
of President Sarkozy had some aspects which are discussed in the
international community, so it was not a surprise for us," Westerwelle
said on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
"Everyone who is at the moment discussing this issue knows that these
are some pillars of the package."
Now the question is, since Nicolas Sarkozy is heading to South
Caucasus and is meeting with the Armenian president on Sept. 27, could
this or a similar package be offered as a solution to the Nagorno
Karabakh conflict, the people of which struggle for independence
and freedom? From the words of the German Foreign Minister it can
be concluded that there is an internationally discussed "package"
that may be applied to inter-ethnic conflict resolution. Sarkozy's
points about two sides not trusting each other, the need for changing
the method and giving the people hope with mutual recognition holds
true for the case of Nagorno Karabakh as well.
The international community will have the answer to the question
whether Sarkozy will offer the same plan for Nagorno Karabakh by mid
October after he concludes his trip to South Caucasus.
From: Baghdasarian
Armen Hareyan
HULIQ.com
Sept 22 2011
SC
French president Nicolas Sarkozy's UN speech on September 21st was
very revealing as it contains a new "method" proposed for conflict
resolutions and he may use it for resolving Nagorno Karabakh conflict
and offering it to Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Nicolas Sarkozy, during his UN speech, proposed to admit Palestine to
the UN as a non-member state with observer status. He said decades
of negotiations have yielded no results and its time to "change the
method" to achieve better results. Is it possible that Sarkozy offers
a similar proposal to the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan as a
way to solve the Nagorno Karabakh conflict? It may be well possible
and here is why.
After the failure of Kazan Summit the Russian Regnum News Agency
reported that the French President Nicolas Sarkozy will replace the
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev. According to Regnum's anonymous
source the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, who mediate the conflict
between Armenia and Azerbaijan, have made a decision to transfer
Russia's obligations in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace deal to French
President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Sarkozy has scheduled a meeting with the Armenian president Serzh
Sargsyan on September 27. Sargsyan is now on his way to New York
City to deliver a speech at the UN General Assembly. The French
president is expected to discuss with the Armenian president his
upcoming visit to Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan, which will take
place in early October.
Sarkozy's Plan: Mutual Recognition
Sarkozy offered this plan as a solution to the Israeli Palestinian
conflict. He says what has been done in the past has not worked.
Proposing to change the method, Sarkozy said let's offer Palestine a
United Nation's observer status. He said, this status will give hope
to the Palestinians and will commit each party to a negotiated peace.
But he warned that the parties should avoid taking steps that will
be incompatible with the continuation of the negotiations and must
observer restraint not to take actions that prejudice the future
solution.
The French president said this approach may work because the peace
does not come quickly. The two parties do not trust each other and
its impossible to make a peace deal in this situation. Aiming toward
mutual recognition, Sarkozy said the compromised solution will rebuild
trust and will give people hope.
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle's response was of a welcome
one who said his country is not surprised by the proposal. "The speech
of President Sarkozy had some aspects which are discussed in the
international community, so it was not a surprise for us," Westerwelle
said on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
"Everyone who is at the moment discussing this issue knows that these
are some pillars of the package."
Now the question is, since Nicolas Sarkozy is heading to South
Caucasus and is meeting with the Armenian president on Sept. 27, could
this or a similar package be offered as a solution to the Nagorno
Karabakh conflict, the people of which struggle for independence
and freedom? From the words of the German Foreign Minister it can
be concluded that there is an internationally discussed "package"
that may be applied to inter-ethnic conflict resolution. Sarkozy's
points about two sides not trusting each other, the need for changing
the method and giving the people hope with mutual recognition holds
true for the case of Nagorno Karabakh as well.
The international community will have the answer to the question
whether Sarkozy will offer the same plan for Nagorno Karabakh by mid
October after he concludes his trip to South Caucasus.
From: Baghdasarian