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TRIO FOR THE CAUCASUS
by Sergei Belov
DEFENSE and SECURITY
January 27, 2012 Friday
[translated from Russian]
Source: Rossiyskaya Gazeta, January 24, 2012, p. 2
IN SOCHI PRESIDENTS OF RUSSIA, ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN RETURNED TO
DISCUSSION OF THE NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT; President of Russia,
Armenia and Azerbaijan had another meeting dedicated to discussion
of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Meetings of leaders of the three countries dedicated to regulation
of the situation regarding one of the disputable territories in the
former Soviet Republics began in 2008 according to an initiative of
Moscow. During all these years Russian authorities took efforts to
adjusts positions of Yerevan and Baku for the sake of the conflict
resolving by the peaceful method alone.
The parties approached the tenth meeting in Krasnaya Polyana
without any super expectations. On the contrary, Kremlin officials
even expressed a concern about the growing frequency of cases of
breaching of the ceasefire regime in the conflict zone, as well as
about appearance of victims among servicemen and civilians and about
the military rhetoric that started sounding in both countries again.
Before the meeting of the three presidents Dmitry Medvedev preferred
to talk to each of them tete-a-tete.
In a conversation with the President of Azerbaijan the Russian leader
stressed:
- We are strongly connected with the Caucasus. We are not indifferent
to everything that is happening there, as well as what is happening
in some neighboring regions. These meetings take place regularly,
there is progress some time and there are problems some time but this
dialog is useful and I hope that such contacts will be continued.
Ilham Aliyev thanked the Russian President for further intermediary
efforts in search for a solution for the Nagorno-Karabakh problem.
In conversation with Medvedev the President of Armenia called such
trilateral dialogs very useful.
According to results of trilateral negotiations the parties adopted
a joint statement that said that as a result of intensive dialog they
managed to achieve progress in coordination of the main principles of
the Nagorno-Karabakh regulation. The document said, "Bearing in mind
the importance of transition to development of a peaceful agreement,
presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia expressed readiness to accelerate
achievement of an agreement on the main principles taking into account
the work done until now."
From: A. Papazian
by Sergei Belov
DEFENSE and SECURITY
January 27, 2012 Friday
[translated from Russian]
Source: Rossiyskaya Gazeta, January 24, 2012, p. 2
IN SOCHI PRESIDENTS OF RUSSIA, ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN RETURNED TO
DISCUSSION OF THE NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT; President of Russia,
Armenia and Azerbaijan had another meeting dedicated to discussion
of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Meetings of leaders of the three countries dedicated to regulation
of the situation regarding one of the disputable territories in the
former Soviet Republics began in 2008 according to an initiative of
Moscow. During all these years Russian authorities took efforts to
adjusts positions of Yerevan and Baku for the sake of the conflict
resolving by the peaceful method alone.
The parties approached the tenth meeting in Krasnaya Polyana
without any super expectations. On the contrary, Kremlin officials
even expressed a concern about the growing frequency of cases of
breaching of the ceasefire regime in the conflict zone, as well as
about appearance of victims among servicemen and civilians and about
the military rhetoric that started sounding in both countries again.
Before the meeting of the three presidents Dmitry Medvedev preferred
to talk to each of them tete-a-tete.
In a conversation with the President of Azerbaijan the Russian leader
stressed:
- We are strongly connected with the Caucasus. We are not indifferent
to everything that is happening there, as well as what is happening
in some neighboring regions. These meetings take place regularly,
there is progress some time and there are problems some time but this
dialog is useful and I hope that such contacts will be continued.
Ilham Aliyev thanked the Russian President for further intermediary
efforts in search for a solution for the Nagorno-Karabakh problem.
In conversation with Medvedev the President of Armenia called such
trilateral dialogs very useful.
According to results of trilateral negotiations the parties adopted
a joint statement that said that as a result of intensive dialog they
managed to achieve progress in coordination of the main principles of
the Nagorno-Karabakh regulation. The document said, "Bearing in mind
the importance of transition to development of a peaceful agreement,
presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia expressed readiness to accelerate
achievement of an agreement on the main principles taking into account
the work done until now."
From: A. Papazian