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PROFESSOR OF SORBONNE UNIVERSITY SAYS AZERBAIJAN SHOULD STOP SPECULATING ON KARABAKH CONFLICT TO RESOLVE ITS DOMESTIC PROBLEMS
ARMINFO
Tuesday, March 19, 14:30
Professor of Sorbonne University, vice-president of the Paris Academy
of Geopolitics, Gerard-Francois Dumont, has published an item in
Geostrategiques Magazine entitled "Nagorno Karabakh: geopolitics of
unresolved conflict".
The author writes that in the first years of establishment of the
Soviet Union, Nagorno Karabakh was attached to Azerbaijan without
reckoning with the opinion of its main population. The conflict
with the Baku authorities originated then and spiraled into armed
conflict after ethnic purges of the Karabakh Armenians organized by
the Azerbaijan authorities. The author writes about the geographical
peculiarities of Nagorno Karabakh, historical preconditions of the
Karabakh conflict's origination, pogroms of Armenians in Sumgait etc.
Gerard-Francois Dumont writes that despite the ceasefire treaty, the
conflict still remains unresolved and Nagorno Karabakh is still in
blockade. He writes that independent statehood of Karabakh has been
formed simultaneously with the conflict's development and today NKR
has all the institutions and attributes of power. He touched upon the
efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group to resolve the conflict. He believes
that pardoning of Azerbaijani murderer Safarov has just increased
tension in the conflict zone. The author believes it impossible
to attach Nagorno Karabakh, a country with developing democracy, to
Azerbaijan, a country with dictatorship. Dumont writes that Azerbaijan
originated as a country in 1918, while the ancient Armenian people
have rich political, religious, historical and architectural, and
cultural heritage. The author is sure that Azerbaijan must display
will for a dialogue and stop speculating on the Karabakh conflict
to resolve the domestic problems. He condemns also the destructive
position of Baku in the issue of reopening of the Stepanakert Airport
and Baku's threats to bring down civil planes.
For conclusion, Gerard-Francois Dumont asks how can the mediators
find a balanced solution to the conflict of two countries when one of
those countries has strong identity and builds democracy, while the
other restricts human rights and freedoms. The author believes that
Azerbaijan's democratization may help resolving the Karabakh conflict.
From: A. Papazian
ARMINFO
Tuesday, March 19, 14:30
Professor of Sorbonne University, vice-president of the Paris Academy
of Geopolitics, Gerard-Francois Dumont, has published an item in
Geostrategiques Magazine entitled "Nagorno Karabakh: geopolitics of
unresolved conflict".
The author writes that in the first years of establishment of the
Soviet Union, Nagorno Karabakh was attached to Azerbaijan without
reckoning with the opinion of its main population. The conflict
with the Baku authorities originated then and spiraled into armed
conflict after ethnic purges of the Karabakh Armenians organized by
the Azerbaijan authorities. The author writes about the geographical
peculiarities of Nagorno Karabakh, historical preconditions of the
Karabakh conflict's origination, pogroms of Armenians in Sumgait etc.
Gerard-Francois Dumont writes that despite the ceasefire treaty, the
conflict still remains unresolved and Nagorno Karabakh is still in
blockade. He writes that independent statehood of Karabakh has been
formed simultaneously with the conflict's development and today NKR
has all the institutions and attributes of power. He touched upon the
efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group to resolve the conflict. He believes
that pardoning of Azerbaijani murderer Safarov has just increased
tension in the conflict zone. The author believes it impossible
to attach Nagorno Karabakh, a country with developing democracy, to
Azerbaijan, a country with dictatorship. Dumont writes that Azerbaijan
originated as a country in 1918, while the ancient Armenian people
have rich political, religious, historical and architectural, and
cultural heritage. The author is sure that Azerbaijan must display
will for a dialogue and stop speculating on the Karabakh conflict
to resolve the domestic problems. He condemns also the destructive
position of Baku in the issue of reopening of the Stepanakert Airport
and Baku's threats to bring down civil planes.
For conclusion, Gerard-Francois Dumont asks how can the mediators
find a balanced solution to the conflict of two countries when one of
those countries has strong identity and builds democracy, while the
other restricts human rights and freedoms. The author believes that
Azerbaijan's democratization may help resolving the Karabakh conflict.
From: A. Papazian