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Armenian President: Azerbaijan's utter unwillingness to reach an
agreement and its "everything or war" position have stalled progress
in the peace talks
arminfo
Saturday, September 24, 21:11
We highly appreciate the mediation efforts of global and regional
structures and organizations in various parts of the world in
preserving peace and security and in conflict settlement through
peaceful negotiations, Serzh Sargsyan, the President of the Republic
of Armenia, said during his speech in the 66th session of the General
Assembly.
"It is particularly worth mentioning the engagement of regional
organizations that have built-up an enormous experience in mediation
and have an in-depth knowledge of the political, cultural, and
military realities on the ground. The success of mediation hinges,
among other things, upon the articulation of a clearly-defined
mandate. A case in point for us is the mission of the OSCE Minsk
Group in the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Another key factor worth highlighting here is the mediators' role in
preventing conflict escalation and the resumption of hostilities. This
aspect of mediation is sometimes overlooked, yet it is of no less
importance to international peace and stability than finding a
solution to a contentious matter.
Three years ago, when I had the honor to speak from this rostrum, I
stated that the time has come for seriously considering the exercise
of the people's right to self- determination in the 21st century. We
are today witnessing new cases of the exercise of this inalienable
right," Sargsyan said.
In this context, he congratulated the newly-elected 193rd member of
the United Nations Organization, the Republic of South Sudan.
"Its path to having a place in this august hall has been long and
difficult, but the people of South Sudan, through the free expression
of will, exercised their right to live sovereignly and independently,
thus crossing the path that many of the UN member states present here
today have crossed.
The people of Nagorno-Karabakh made the same choice two decades ago by
exercising their right to self- determination, by withstanding the war
unleashed by Azerbaijan, and surviving bloodshed to earn their right
to live in freedom.
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement talks are continuing with the
mediation of the OSCE Minsk Group co- chairs. We are grateful to the
co-chair countries and their leaders for their mediation efforts.
However, the mediators cannot reach an agreement in place of the
negotiating parties.
Azerbaijan's utter unwillingness to reach an agreement and its
"everything or war" position have stalled progress in the peace talks.
Despite the expectations and the high-level advice from the
international community, Azerbaijan took yet another step back during
the last meeting in Kazan by rejecting the previously elaborated
arrangement and trying, in fact, to break down the negotiation
process," the Armenian President said.
agreement and its "everything or war" position have stalled progress
in the peace talks
arminfo
Saturday, September 24, 21:11
We highly appreciate the mediation efforts of global and regional
structures and organizations in various parts of the world in
preserving peace and security and in conflict settlement through
peaceful negotiations, Serzh Sargsyan, the President of the Republic
of Armenia, said during his speech in the 66th session of the General
Assembly.
"It is particularly worth mentioning the engagement of regional
organizations that have built-up an enormous experience in mediation
and have an in-depth knowledge of the political, cultural, and
military realities on the ground. The success of mediation hinges,
among other things, upon the articulation of a clearly-defined
mandate. A case in point for us is the mission of the OSCE Minsk
Group in the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Another key factor worth highlighting here is the mediators' role in
preventing conflict escalation and the resumption of hostilities. This
aspect of mediation is sometimes overlooked, yet it is of no less
importance to international peace and stability than finding a
solution to a contentious matter.
Three years ago, when I had the honor to speak from this rostrum, I
stated that the time has come for seriously considering the exercise
of the people's right to self- determination in the 21st century. We
are today witnessing new cases of the exercise of this inalienable
right," Sargsyan said.
In this context, he congratulated the newly-elected 193rd member of
the United Nations Organization, the Republic of South Sudan.
"Its path to having a place in this august hall has been long and
difficult, but the people of South Sudan, through the free expression
of will, exercised their right to live sovereignly and independently,
thus crossing the path that many of the UN member states present here
today have crossed.
The people of Nagorno-Karabakh made the same choice two decades ago by
exercising their right to self- determination, by withstanding the war
unleashed by Azerbaijan, and surviving bloodshed to earn their right
to live in freedom.
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement talks are continuing with the
mediation of the OSCE Minsk Group co- chairs. We are grateful to the
co-chair countries and their leaders for their mediation efforts.
However, the mediators cannot reach an agreement in place of the
negotiating parties.
Azerbaijan's utter unwillingness to reach an agreement and its
"everything or war" position have stalled progress in the peace talks.
Despite the expectations and the high-level advice from the
international community, Azerbaijan took yet another step back during
the last meeting in Kazan by rejecting the previously elaborated
arrangement and trying, in fact, to break down the negotiation
process," the Armenian President said.