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"BECAUSE OF THE INCOMPETENT DIPLOMACY OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA, THE NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT BEGAN TO BE PERCEIVED AS A TERRITORIAL DISPUTE," L. ZURABYAN SAYS
May 31 2013
Today Andres Herkel, the chairman of the PACE Monitoring Committee,
asked Eduard Nalbandyan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
Republic of Armenia, during the meeting of the PACE Standing Committee,
which was held within the framework of Armenia's presidency in the
Committee of Ministers, whether the Republic of Armenia was ready to
make concessions in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
www.aravot.am inquired during a conversation with Levon Zurabyan, a
member of the Armenian delegation to the PACE, whether the fact that
the PACE delegates raised the issue of Armenia's making concessions
in the Nagorno-Karabakh issue was the result of an error made in
Armenia's foreign policy, or there was a different problem. Mr.
Zurabyan replied: "I wouldn't think that this was some specific
mistake made by the Armenian side. It is just that since the Republic
of Armenia has taken over the presidency of the PACE Committee of
Ministers, this is an opportunity for the members of the Standing
Committee to ask the Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs what
concessions the Republic of Armenia is ready to make." L. Zurabyan
thinks the problem is in a different domain and goes into detail:
"Because of the incompetent diplomacy of the Republic of Armenia since
1998, the perception of the conflict's format by the international
community has evolved. Before that, the conflict had been perceived as
a conflict between the right of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) to
self-determination and Azerbaijan's longing for territorial integrity,
whereas after the Republic of Armenia agreed to change the format of
negotiations, putting aside the fact that the NKR had been recognized
by the OSCE as a negotiating and conflicting party, the perception of
the conflict's format by the international community has changed. It
began to be perceived as a territorial dispute between the Republic
of Armenia and Azerbaijan. This was the main strategic mistake that
the government of the Republic of Armenia made after 1998; we are
suffering from its consequences now." Tatev HARUTYUNYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/05/31/154609/
© 1998 - 2013 Aravot - News from Armenia
May 31 2013
Today Andres Herkel, the chairman of the PACE Monitoring Committee,
asked Eduard Nalbandyan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
Republic of Armenia, during the meeting of the PACE Standing Committee,
which was held within the framework of Armenia's presidency in the
Committee of Ministers, whether the Republic of Armenia was ready to
make concessions in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
www.aravot.am inquired during a conversation with Levon Zurabyan, a
member of the Armenian delegation to the PACE, whether the fact that
the PACE delegates raised the issue of Armenia's making concessions
in the Nagorno-Karabakh issue was the result of an error made in
Armenia's foreign policy, or there was a different problem. Mr.
Zurabyan replied: "I wouldn't think that this was some specific
mistake made by the Armenian side. It is just that since the Republic
of Armenia has taken over the presidency of the PACE Committee of
Ministers, this is an opportunity for the members of the Standing
Committee to ask the Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs what
concessions the Republic of Armenia is ready to make." L. Zurabyan
thinks the problem is in a different domain and goes into detail:
"Because of the incompetent diplomacy of the Republic of Armenia since
1998, the perception of the conflict's format by the international
community has evolved. Before that, the conflict had been perceived as
a conflict between the right of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) to
self-determination and Azerbaijan's longing for territorial integrity,
whereas after the Republic of Armenia agreed to change the format of
negotiations, putting aside the fact that the NKR had been recognized
by the OSCE as a negotiating and conflicting party, the perception of
the conflict's format by the international community has changed. It
began to be perceived as a territorial dispute between the Republic
of Armenia and Azerbaijan. This was the main strategic mistake that
the government of the Republic of Armenia made after 1998; we are
suffering from its consequences now." Tatev HARUTYUNYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/05/31/154609/
© 1998 - 2013 Aravot - News from Armenia