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Vladimir Kazimirov: No breakthrough in Karabakh 19 years after the
ceasefire was signed
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16:51 13.05.2013
On May 12 the bloodshed in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict was stopped
by the signing of the ceasefire agreement. `There is no real
breakthrough in the negotiation process 19 years after the signing of
the document. Furthermore, the threat of resumption of military
actions is still there,' Vladimir Kazimirov, former Co-Chair of the
OSCE Minsk Group, wrote in an article titled `Threats of New War and
the Lessons of Past' published in Nezavisimaya Gazeta.
`The ruling elite in the country, which considers itself the loser in
the war, is thirsty of revenge, instigates arms race and poisons new
generations with miasma of hatred and hostility. The international
community and Minsk Group Co-Chairs - Russia, United States and France
- openly refute the military solution of the conflict and insist on
the search for compromises. The stalemate in the negotiations
continues as the sides keep clinging to overrated, unrealistic
demands,' Kazimirov writes.
According to him, war is no better and even not worse than the status
quo.'It's high time for the parties, which have entrusted the peaceful
settlement of the conflict to the OSCE, to reach an agreement on
unacceptability of the use of force. `This is logical, and
Azerbaijan's refusal to reach an agreement creates a tense atmosphere
not conductive to peaceful negotiations.'
Kazimirov considers that it's necessary to bring the conflict to the
political field, excluding the military option. `Only the elimination
of the shadow of new war will save the talks on Karabakh from
congestions and slips,' he concluded.
From: Baghdasarian
ceasefire was signed
http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/05/13/vladimir-kazimirov-no-breakthrough-in-karabakh-19-years-after-the-ceasefire-was-signed/
16:51 13.05.2013
On May 12 the bloodshed in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict was stopped
by the signing of the ceasefire agreement. `There is no real
breakthrough in the negotiation process 19 years after the signing of
the document. Furthermore, the threat of resumption of military
actions is still there,' Vladimir Kazimirov, former Co-Chair of the
OSCE Minsk Group, wrote in an article titled `Threats of New War and
the Lessons of Past' published in Nezavisimaya Gazeta.
`The ruling elite in the country, which considers itself the loser in
the war, is thirsty of revenge, instigates arms race and poisons new
generations with miasma of hatred and hostility. The international
community and Minsk Group Co-Chairs - Russia, United States and France
- openly refute the military solution of the conflict and insist on
the search for compromises. The stalemate in the negotiations
continues as the sides keep clinging to overrated, unrealistic
demands,' Kazimirov writes.
According to him, war is no better and even not worse than the status
quo.'It's high time for the parties, which have entrusted the peaceful
settlement of the conflict to the OSCE, to reach an agreement on
unacceptability of the use of force. `This is logical, and
Azerbaijan's refusal to reach an agreement creates a tense atmosphere
not conductive to peaceful negotiations.'
Kazimirov considers that it's necessary to bring the conflict to the
political field, excluding the military option. `Only the elimination
of the shadow of new war will save the talks on Karabakh from
congestions and slips,' he concluded.
From: Baghdasarian