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Interfax, Russia
Nov 15 2012
CSTO follows Iran situation, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict - Bordyuzha
MOSCOW. Nov 15
The conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh cannot be settled by military
methods, Nikolai Bordyuzha, secretary general of the Collective
Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), told journalists.
"In our opinion, it is possible to resolve this serious problem only
by political methods. No military action will help resolve this
problem," he said.
CSTO member states' political potential regarding their contribution
to the settlement of this conflict is "sufficiently large," Bordyuzha
said.
"It is the Russian president's authority, as well as the authority of
the president of Kazakhstan and other leaders. All aspects capable of
politically influencing this situation are being used," he said.
There is also an international mechanism for tackling the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Bordyuzha said.
"I mean the Minsk Group, meetings of the Russian president with the
leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan," he said.
The CSTO is not interfering in this process as an organization, he said.
"We see how the situation unfolds there, but we are not interfering.
We think that the mechanisms that have already been created are
enough. The involvement of any other structures at this stage would be
counterproductive and could further complicate this already difficult
issue," Bordyuzha said.
Bordyuzha refused to comment on CSTO member countries' possible
reaction in the event of an armed conflict between Armenia and
Azerbaijan.
Addressing the situation in Iran, the CSTO secretary general said that
the organization was discussing possible scenarios in this country.
"We are certainly discussing this situation with the Security Council
secretaries and foreign ministers. Very often these problems are
discussed at the level of presidents, at their narrow-format meetings.
For example, situations like what would happen if a strike were
delivered against Iran, would there be a radioactive cloud, would
there be refugees come up in their discussions very often," Bordyuzha
said.
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Nov 15 2012
CSTO follows Iran situation, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict - Bordyuzha
MOSCOW. Nov 15
The conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh cannot be settled by military
methods, Nikolai Bordyuzha, secretary general of the Collective
Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), told journalists.
"In our opinion, it is possible to resolve this serious problem only
by political methods. No military action will help resolve this
problem," he said.
CSTO member states' political potential regarding their contribution
to the settlement of this conflict is "sufficiently large," Bordyuzha
said.
"It is the Russian president's authority, as well as the authority of
the president of Kazakhstan and other leaders. All aspects capable of
politically influencing this situation are being used," he said.
There is also an international mechanism for tackling the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Bordyuzha said.
"I mean the Minsk Group, meetings of the Russian president with the
leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan," he said.
The CSTO is not interfering in this process as an organization, he said.
"We see how the situation unfolds there, but we are not interfering.
We think that the mechanisms that have already been created are
enough. The involvement of any other structures at this stage would be
counterproductive and could further complicate this already difficult
issue," Bordyuzha said.
Bordyuzha refused to comment on CSTO member countries' possible
reaction in the event of an armed conflict between Armenia and
Azerbaijan.
Addressing the situation in Iran, the CSTO secretary general said that
the organization was discussing possible scenarios in this country.
"We are certainly discussing this situation with the Security Council
secretaries and foreign ministers. Very often these problems are
discussed at the level of presidents, at their narrow-format meetings.
For example, situations like what would happen if a strike were
delivered against Iran, would there be a radioactive cloud, would
there be refugees come up in their discussions very often," Bordyuzha
said.
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