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REPLACING FRANCE'S MANDATE NOT REALISTIC - EXPERT
Tert.am
27.03.12
Replacing France with the European Union as a mediator in the
Nagorno-Karabakh peace settlement deal is not realistic, according
to Hakob Chakryan, a turkologist.
At a news conference on Tuesday, the expert said that the agreement
of Armenia, as well as Karabakh would be necessary for putting that
vision into practice. He noted that such replacement could cause
disproportion given that the EU is not a single state.
"I don't consider it realistic. The EU has 27 member states, something
that could give rise to a disproportion among the three co-chairing
countries. Besides, those countries themselves would not allow
Turkey's intervention," he said, characterizing the plan as Turkish
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's attempt to resort to pressure.
Chakryan added that the EU has a high opinion of the OSCE Minsk Group,
especially of its recent two years' activities. According to him,
Turkey will attempt to attract Iran to the process, but the Minsk
Group would be against such efforts.
Addressing the possible developments in the Armenia-Turkey dialogue,
the expert said a progress is not likely given the current tense
situation in the region. He said further that in case of planning
any step, Turkey would have to wait for US President Barack Obama's
April 24 address.
Tert.am
27.03.12
Replacing France with the European Union as a mediator in the
Nagorno-Karabakh peace settlement deal is not realistic, according
to Hakob Chakryan, a turkologist.
At a news conference on Tuesday, the expert said that the agreement
of Armenia, as well as Karabakh would be necessary for putting that
vision into practice. He noted that such replacement could cause
disproportion given that the EU is not a single state.
"I don't consider it realistic. The EU has 27 member states, something
that could give rise to a disproportion among the three co-chairing
countries. Besides, those countries themselves would not allow
Turkey's intervention," he said, characterizing the plan as Turkish
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's attempt to resort to pressure.
Chakryan added that the EU has a high opinion of the OSCE Minsk Group,
especially of its recent two years' activities. According to him,
Turkey will attempt to attract Iran to the process, but the Minsk
Group would be against such efforts.
Addressing the possible developments in the Armenia-Turkey dialogue,
the expert said a progress is not likely given the current tense
situation in the region. He said further that in case of planning
any step, Turkey would have to wait for US President Barack Obama's
April 24 address.