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"TOOTHLESS": ARMENIAN ANALYSTS SEE LITTLE CONDEMNATION OF AZERBAIJAN IN EP RESOLUTION ON SAFAROV AFFAIR
By Siranuysh Gevorgyan
ArmeniaNow reporter
14.09.12
Photo: europarl.europa.eu
Political analysts in Armenia do not view the resolution on Azeri
murderer Ramil Safarov's extradition and pardon adopted last night
by the European Parliament (EP) either as a diplomatic victory or a
step that supports Armenian's position on that issue.
With this resolution on Thursday EP members deplored Azeri President
Ilham Aliyev's decision, stating that his actions can aggravate the
Armenia-Azerbaijan tensions, deepen the sense of injustice and further
the watershed separating these two nations.
Political analyst Narek Galstyan shares his observations, pointing
out that all the international responses to the extradition so far
have been "toothless".
"There hasn't been a point in any of the statements that would roughly
say 'if you [Azerbaijan] fail to ground your actions, we will resort
to this or that punitive measure'. As for the EP - being part of the
European Union's administrative system, it is not influential, meaning
that its decisions cannot be imposed on the EU and force actions,"
says Galstyan, adding that the international community should not
be counted on when it comes to Azerbaijan because of that country's
geo-political location.
Manvel Sargsyan, the head of the Armenian Center for National and
International Studies, says he dose not see condemnation in the
EP's resolution.
"Although our mass media tried to present as if it [the resolution]
does condemn, but the only thing I saw was regret over what had
happened," says the expert, who does not believe that the international
community might actually apply any sanctions against Azerbaijan.
Sargsyan says that for the Armenian authorities having their hopes for
the international community to do something is a means of avoiding
responsibility. The analyst believes that in order to see results
it has to first clarify a number of its own positions on Karabakh
(such as the recognition of its independence).
Coalitional Orinats Yerkir (Rule of Law) party faction MP Hovhannes
Margaryan says, however, that the EP resolution "is the first crack
in the ice or concrete wall", and granted Armenia's consistent work
in this direction, it is possible to get an adequate response from
the international community.
"This is not an adequate response, but only a start," says Margaryan.
From: A. Papazian
By Siranuysh Gevorgyan
ArmeniaNow reporter
14.09.12
Photo: europarl.europa.eu
Political analysts in Armenia do not view the resolution on Azeri
murderer Ramil Safarov's extradition and pardon adopted last night
by the European Parliament (EP) either as a diplomatic victory or a
step that supports Armenian's position on that issue.
With this resolution on Thursday EP members deplored Azeri President
Ilham Aliyev's decision, stating that his actions can aggravate the
Armenia-Azerbaijan tensions, deepen the sense of injustice and further
the watershed separating these two nations.
Political analyst Narek Galstyan shares his observations, pointing
out that all the international responses to the extradition so far
have been "toothless".
"There hasn't been a point in any of the statements that would roughly
say 'if you [Azerbaijan] fail to ground your actions, we will resort
to this or that punitive measure'. As for the EP - being part of the
European Union's administrative system, it is not influential, meaning
that its decisions cannot be imposed on the EU and force actions,"
says Galstyan, adding that the international community should not
be counted on when it comes to Azerbaijan because of that country's
geo-political location.
Manvel Sargsyan, the head of the Armenian Center for National and
International Studies, says he dose not see condemnation in the
EP's resolution.
"Although our mass media tried to present as if it [the resolution]
does condemn, but the only thing I saw was regret over what had
happened," says the expert, who does not believe that the international
community might actually apply any sanctions against Azerbaijan.
Sargsyan says that for the Armenian authorities having their hopes for
the international community to do something is a means of avoiding
responsibility. The analyst believes that in order to see results
it has to first clarify a number of its own positions on Karabakh
(such as the recognition of its independence).
Coalitional Orinats Yerkir (Rule of Law) party faction MP Hovhannes
Margaryan says, however, that the EP resolution "is the first crack
in the ice or concrete wall", and granted Armenia's consistent work
in this direction, it is possible to get an adequate response from
the international community.
"This is not an adequate response, but only a start," says Margaryan.
From: A. Papazian