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NAGORNO-KARABAKH HAS FUNCTIONING GOVERNMENT AND ADVANCING ECONOMY: ICG
/ARKA/
January 16, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, January 16. /ARKA/. Nagorno-Karabakh has a functioning
government and advancing economy, said Sabina Fraser, Director of
European Programs from the International Crisis Group (ICG), in an
interview with http://bs-kavkaz.org when asked about the prospects
for the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh problem.
According to her, the best option to resolve the conflict is the one
proposed by the OSCE Minsk Group that calls for giving Nagorno-Karabakh
an interim status and security guarantees.
"For many years Nagorno-Karabakh has lived in isolation from the
outside world, the only link is with Armenia. Nagorno-Karabakh has a
functioning government and a growing economy, so the interim status
will enable it to communicate with the outside world and attract
investment," she said .
She said she fully trusts the Madrid principles, which "indicate the
best way to progress."
"I really want to believe in what they the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs
say. The parties are close to an agreement that serves as an incentive
for all those involved in the Karabakh conflict - in the first place
for the Armenians and Azerbaijanis. Using these principles is the
best way to get Nagorno-Karabakh out of this situation," she said.
Nagorno-Karabakh, populated overwhelmingly by ethnic Armenians,
broke away from Azerbaijan following a three-year war that left some
30,000 dead.
A Russia-brokered ceasefire ended the hostilities in 1994, but peace
has remained fragile since then. The current Minsk Group-mediated
negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan have not brought a peace
agreement yet.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
/ARKA/
January 16, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, January 16. /ARKA/. Nagorno-Karabakh has a functioning
government and advancing economy, said Sabina Fraser, Director of
European Programs from the International Crisis Group (ICG), in an
interview with http://bs-kavkaz.org when asked about the prospects
for the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh problem.
According to her, the best option to resolve the conflict is the one
proposed by the OSCE Minsk Group that calls for giving Nagorno-Karabakh
an interim status and security guarantees.
"For many years Nagorno-Karabakh has lived in isolation from the
outside world, the only link is with Armenia. Nagorno-Karabakh has a
functioning government and a growing economy, so the interim status
will enable it to communicate with the outside world and attract
investment," she said .
She said she fully trusts the Madrid principles, which "indicate the
best way to progress."
"I really want to believe in what they the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs
say. The parties are close to an agreement that serves as an incentive
for all those involved in the Karabakh conflict - in the first place
for the Armenians and Azerbaijanis. Using these principles is the
best way to get Nagorno-Karabakh out of this situation," she said.
Nagorno-Karabakh, populated overwhelmingly by ethnic Armenians,
broke away from Azerbaijan following a three-year war that left some
30,000 dead.
A Russia-brokered ceasefire ended the hostilities in 1994, but peace
has remained fragile since then. The current Minsk Group-mediated
negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan have not brought a peace
agreement yet.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress