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KARABAKH MEDIATORS: SILENCE OF THE LAMBS OR LIFE-LOSING DIPLOMACY
Marina Ananikyan
PanARMENIAN.Net
June 19, 2012 - 18:45 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - On June 18, Paris hosted Karabakh settlement meeting
of Armenian and Azeri Foreign Ministers, Edward Nalbandian and Elmar
Mammadyarov.
Without meeting details announced, OSCE MG co-chairs and ministers
issued yet another joint statement expressing concern over incidents
at contact line, urging to adhere to ceasefire agreement and promising
further efforts to settle the conflict.
In Karabakh capital, the officials believe the Paris-hosted meeting
to be a preparation to the oncoming meeting of Armenian and Azeri
leaders. Well, let's wait and see.
Also, in the framework of G-20 summit, Presidents of the OSCE Minsk
Group Co-Chair countries, Vladimir Putin (Russia), Barack Obama (U.S.)
and Francois Hollande (France) issued a joint statement on Nagorno
Karabakh conflict settlement.
The statement, like many previous ones, expressed commitment to
a peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, called
to "accelerate" reaching agreement on the Basic Principles for a
Settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh Conflict. The parties also urged
the leaders to be guided by the principles of the Helsinki Final Act -
particularly those relating to the non-use of force or the threat of
force, territorial integrity, and equal rights and self-determination
of peoples. The parties pledged to work closely to achieve peaceful
settlement.
As expected, neither OSCE MG co-chairs, nor the presidents of the
co-chairing countries dared face the truth, and point out to the
side undermining settlement talks, ignoring mediators' urges and
armament-related treaties. Seems like superpowers are guided by their
own interests (is it only oil?) in turning a blind eye to Azeri
negligence to their urges, Baku's permanent ceasefire violations
and attacks of Armenian border villages. One of such attacks was,
in fact timed to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to
South Caucasus. The Secretary, however, showed little interest in
the incident.
The mediators have also conveniently "forgotten" about Azeri attacks
at the border with Artsakh, which claimed the lives of Armenian and
NKR soldiers, as well as Azeri saboteurs.
Neither did the co-chairs notice reports on Azeri snipers' deployment
at the border with Armenia.
Such connivance of Baku's criminal actions poorly matches urges
for rapid and peaceful settlement of Karabakh conflict. Or is a
demonstration of diplomacy? Yet, Armenia and Artsakh are the ones to
pay for it with the lives of their soldiers.
Marina Ananikyan
PanARMENIAN.Net
June 19, 2012 - 18:45 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - On June 18, Paris hosted Karabakh settlement meeting
of Armenian and Azeri Foreign Ministers, Edward Nalbandian and Elmar
Mammadyarov.
Without meeting details announced, OSCE MG co-chairs and ministers
issued yet another joint statement expressing concern over incidents
at contact line, urging to adhere to ceasefire agreement and promising
further efforts to settle the conflict.
In Karabakh capital, the officials believe the Paris-hosted meeting
to be a preparation to the oncoming meeting of Armenian and Azeri
leaders. Well, let's wait and see.
Also, in the framework of G-20 summit, Presidents of the OSCE Minsk
Group Co-Chair countries, Vladimir Putin (Russia), Barack Obama (U.S.)
and Francois Hollande (France) issued a joint statement on Nagorno
Karabakh conflict settlement.
The statement, like many previous ones, expressed commitment to
a peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, called
to "accelerate" reaching agreement on the Basic Principles for a
Settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh Conflict. The parties also urged
the leaders to be guided by the principles of the Helsinki Final Act -
particularly those relating to the non-use of force or the threat of
force, territorial integrity, and equal rights and self-determination
of peoples. The parties pledged to work closely to achieve peaceful
settlement.
As expected, neither OSCE MG co-chairs, nor the presidents of the
co-chairing countries dared face the truth, and point out to the
side undermining settlement talks, ignoring mediators' urges and
armament-related treaties. Seems like superpowers are guided by their
own interests (is it only oil?) in turning a blind eye to Azeri
negligence to their urges, Baku's permanent ceasefire violations
and attacks of Armenian border villages. One of such attacks was,
in fact timed to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to
South Caucasus. The Secretary, however, showed little interest in
the incident.
The mediators have also conveniently "forgotten" about Azeri attacks
at the border with Artsakh, which claimed the lives of Armenian and
NKR soldiers, as well as Azeri saboteurs.
Neither did the co-chairs notice reports on Azeri snipers' deployment
at the border with Armenia.
Such connivance of Baku's criminal actions poorly matches urges
for rapid and peaceful settlement of Karabakh conflict. Or is a
demonstration of diplomacy? Yet, Armenia and Artsakh are the ones to
pay for it with the lives of their soldiers.