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STEPAN SAFARYAN: SAFAROV'S EXTRADITION WAS AIMED AT KARABAKH CONFLICT ESCALATION
Panorama.am
13/09/2012
The aim of Ramil Safarov's extradition was escalation of Karabakh
conflict, of which Azerbaijan and Turkey have some expectations, Stepan
Safaryan, Secretary of Heritage party, told reporters in Yerevan.
According to him, by pardoning Safarov, Azerbaijan seeks to place
Karabakh issue on the international agenda, and Turkey would like
OSCE Minsk Group format to change so that it could squeeze in.
It would be wrong to stop Karabakh talks now, the expert thinks,
because to deadlock the process means to contribute to changing the
negotiation format, which is desired by Turkey so much.
Safarov's extradition is a "Turkish-Azerbaijani adventure," Safaryan
stated, adding that Armenia should refrain from steps that could
increase tensions in the region and should not yield to that adventure.
"That does not mean, however, that Armenia should not take exact
steps. We should place the issue of NKR's recognition on both Armenian
and international agenda," he concluded.
Panorama.am
13/09/2012
The aim of Ramil Safarov's extradition was escalation of Karabakh
conflict, of which Azerbaijan and Turkey have some expectations, Stepan
Safaryan, Secretary of Heritage party, told reporters in Yerevan.
According to him, by pardoning Safarov, Azerbaijan seeks to place
Karabakh issue on the international agenda, and Turkey would like
OSCE Minsk Group format to change so that it could squeeze in.
It would be wrong to stop Karabakh talks now, the expert thinks,
because to deadlock the process means to contribute to changing the
negotiation format, which is desired by Turkey so much.
Safarov's extradition is a "Turkish-Azerbaijani adventure," Safaryan
stated, adding that Armenia should refrain from steps that could
increase tensions in the region and should not yield to that adventure.
"That does not mean, however, that Armenia should not take exact
steps. We should place the issue of NKR's recognition on both Armenian
and international agenda," he concluded.