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Interfax, Russia
Nov 15 2012
Head of Russia-led security bloc answers questions on Karabakh settlement, Iran
[Translated from Russian]
Moscow, 15 November: The issue of Nagornyy Karabakh cannot be resolved
by military force, Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty
Organization [CSTO] Nikolay Bordyuzha has said.
"We believe that this serious problem can only be resolved by
political means. No armed actions will lead to the resolution of this
problem," Bordyuzha said at a meeting with journalists.
Talking about the political potential of the member states of the
organization as regards the settlement of the conflict, Bordyuzha said
that it was "quite big". "It is the gravitas of the Russian president,
the gravitas of the president of Kazakhstan, of other leaders.
Everything available in terms of political leverage on the situation
is being used," Bordyuzha said.
Secondly, Bordyuzha said, there is the international mechanism for
resolving the Nagornyy Karabakh conflict: "the Minsk group, and
meetings between the Russian president and the heads of Armenia and
Azerbaijan".
At the same time he noted that the OSCE as an organization did not
interfere in the Nagornyy Karabakh conflict settlement process. "We
can see how the situation evolves there but we do not interfere and we
believe that the existing mechanisms are sufficient. The involvement
of any other structures at this stage is counterproductive, it may
further complicate the issue which is convoluted enough as it is,"
Bordyuzha said.
Asked what OSCE countries would do in the event of an armed conflict
between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagornyy Karabakh, Bordyuzha
replied: "And what if there's a war, and what if there is a march?
When this 'if' happens then we'll talk about it."
As regards the situation in Iran and the possibility of war in that
country, Bordyuzha said that the OSCE was forecasting scenarios of
this sort. "We do of course discuss the situation with the secretaries
of the [national] security councils and the foreign ministers. These
issues, the ifs, are very often discussed at the level of presidents,
without delegations. For example, situations like this are very often
discussed: what will happen if there is a strike on Iran, will there
be a radioactive cloud, will there be refugees," Bordyuzha said in
answer to questions from journalists.
From: Baghdasarian
Nov 15 2012
Head of Russia-led security bloc answers questions on Karabakh settlement, Iran
[Translated from Russian]
Moscow, 15 November: The issue of Nagornyy Karabakh cannot be resolved
by military force, Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty
Organization [CSTO] Nikolay Bordyuzha has said.
"We believe that this serious problem can only be resolved by
political means. No armed actions will lead to the resolution of this
problem," Bordyuzha said at a meeting with journalists.
Talking about the political potential of the member states of the
organization as regards the settlement of the conflict, Bordyuzha said
that it was "quite big". "It is the gravitas of the Russian president,
the gravitas of the president of Kazakhstan, of other leaders.
Everything available in terms of political leverage on the situation
is being used," Bordyuzha said.
Secondly, Bordyuzha said, there is the international mechanism for
resolving the Nagornyy Karabakh conflict: "the Minsk group, and
meetings between the Russian president and the heads of Armenia and
Azerbaijan".
At the same time he noted that the OSCE as an organization did not
interfere in the Nagornyy Karabakh conflict settlement process. "We
can see how the situation evolves there but we do not interfere and we
believe that the existing mechanisms are sufficient. The involvement
of any other structures at this stage is counterproductive, it may
further complicate the issue which is convoluted enough as it is,"
Bordyuzha said.
Asked what OSCE countries would do in the event of an armed conflict
between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagornyy Karabakh, Bordyuzha
replied: "And what if there's a war, and what if there is a march?
When this 'if' happens then we'll talk about it."
As regards the situation in Iran and the possibility of war in that
country, Bordyuzha said that the OSCE was forecasting scenarios of
this sort. "We do of course discuss the situation with the secretaries
of the [national] security councils and the foreign ministers. These
issues, the ifs, are very often discussed at the level of presidents,
without delegations. For example, situations like this are very often
discussed: what will happen if there is a strike on Iran, will there
be a radioactive cloud, will there be refugees," Bordyuzha said in
answer to questions from journalists.
From: Baghdasarian