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EU WON'T ASK BAKU GOING TO KARABAKH
Naira Hayrumyan
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/politics25273.html
Published: 13:45:16 - 28/02/2012
Yesterday, the European Union adopted an unprecedented decision on
Nagorno Karabakh. On February 27, in the result of the conclusions of
the European Council meeting it was stated: "The EU stands ready to
provide enhanced support for confidence building measures, in support
of and in full complementarity with the Minsk Group, with a view to
facilitating further steps towards the implementation of peace. In
this regard, the EU underlines the need for unconditional access for
representatives of the EU to Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding regions.
The Council invites the High Representative and the Commission to
develop, in close consultation with the OSCE, post conflict scenarios
for Nagorno-Karabakh as a basis for future EU engagement", is said
in the statement.
Recall, no country of the world has the official "unconditional
access" to Nagorno Karabakh. Azerbaijan is resisting to the arrival
in Karabakh of officials, public and even private people, including
those, who dare to ignore its opinion, into the black list.
Despite the wide mandate, the EU Special Representative for the South
Caucasus was unable to visit Karabakh. The ex-Representative of the
EU Peter Semneby arrived till Goris, but he turned back after a call
without reaching Karabakh.
The EU decision means that this structure accepts no more the position
of Azerbaijan as a basis for its activities. This means that the
EU decided to lead a more independent policy on the Karabakh issue,
without looking at Baku and Moscow.
Only the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs and OSCE Field Representatives
have free access to Karabakh. There is the office of the International
Committee of Red Cross in Karabakh, a number of foreign NGOs are
represented there. MPs from Russia, France and U.S. Congressmen visited
Karabakh, but each of them tried to do it out of work presenting the
visits as private.
Will the situation change after the EU decision? Is the European Union
going to open an office in Karabakh through which its "post-conflict
scenarios" will be fulfilled.
Naira Hayrumyan
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/politics25273.html
Published: 13:45:16 - 28/02/2012
Yesterday, the European Union adopted an unprecedented decision on
Nagorno Karabakh. On February 27, in the result of the conclusions of
the European Council meeting it was stated: "The EU stands ready to
provide enhanced support for confidence building measures, in support
of and in full complementarity with the Minsk Group, with a view to
facilitating further steps towards the implementation of peace. In
this regard, the EU underlines the need for unconditional access for
representatives of the EU to Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding regions.
The Council invites the High Representative and the Commission to
develop, in close consultation with the OSCE, post conflict scenarios
for Nagorno-Karabakh as a basis for future EU engagement", is said
in the statement.
Recall, no country of the world has the official "unconditional
access" to Nagorno Karabakh. Azerbaijan is resisting to the arrival
in Karabakh of officials, public and even private people, including
those, who dare to ignore its opinion, into the black list.
Despite the wide mandate, the EU Special Representative for the South
Caucasus was unable to visit Karabakh. The ex-Representative of the
EU Peter Semneby arrived till Goris, but he turned back after a call
without reaching Karabakh.
The EU decision means that this structure accepts no more the position
of Azerbaijan as a basis for its activities. This means that the
EU decided to lead a more independent policy on the Karabakh issue,
without looking at Baku and Moscow.
Only the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs and OSCE Field Representatives
have free access to Karabakh. There is the office of the International
Committee of Red Cross in Karabakh, a number of foreign NGOs are
represented there. MPs from Russia, France and U.S. Congressmen visited
Karabakh, but each of them tried to do it out of work presenting the
visits as private.
Will the situation change after the EU decision? Is the European Union
going to open an office in Karabakh through which its "post-conflict
scenarios" will be fulfilled.