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VICTOR SHEYNIS, "THE GUARANTEE OF THE SECURITY OF KARABAKH IS THE KARABAKH PEOPLE ITSELF AND, SURELY, ARMENIA"
http://artsakhtert.com/eng/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1254: victor-sheynis-the-guarantee-of-the-security-of-karabakh-is-the-karabakh-people-itself-and-surely-armenia-&catid=5:politics&Itemid=17
Monday, 28 October 2013 14:41
At the scientific conference recently taken place at the NKR National
Assembly on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Artsakh
people's National-Liberation Struggle - the Karabakh Movement, senior
researcher at the World Economy and International Relations Institute
of the Russian Academy of Sciences, professor, and political figure
Victor Sheynis presented his observations on the disputable region
and the options of peaceful settlement of the Azerbaijani-Karabakh
conflict.
He didn't read his report; Addressing the participants, he reminded
a man who, since the first days of the Karabakh Movement up today,
true to his principles, has kept his position of defending our people's
liberation struggle, who deeply perceived the struggle of the Artsakh
people, sharing their joy and pain of losses on the path of this
struggle. Making a regular speech from the podium of the Parliament
of the Artsakh Republic, he noted the significance of statehood as an
exceptional value, as well as of the people's will and determination
in building its future with steady steps.
Speaking of the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict against the background
of the current realities, Victor Sheynis drew the participants'
attention to the negotiation process, stressing, in particular, that
it is impossible to achieve the conflict settlement, basing on the
Madrid Principles, so the disputes about them are senseless. According
to him, maybe the implementation is possible in the future, but only
in case of satiating its content. The latter is impossible, due to
the position of the Azerbaijani party. He doesn't see any prospect
of changing this position.
Touching upon one of the options of the Karabakh conflict peaceful
settlement - peace against the exchange of territories, the speaker
noted that first it had seemed more or less reasonable. But, the issue
of territories exchange failed and it cannot ever take place, because
ensuring the security of Karabakh is a must. One cannot retreat from
this position. According to him, one cannot accept some diplomats'
assertions that part of the territories should be yielded.
It isn't either reasonable to hope for international observation
or mediation. The professor recalled the events in Bosnia, when the
Serb forces, led by General Radko Mladich, were killing the people of
Srebrenitsa in front of the international mediators. Pointing to the
Azerbaijani leadership's policy of arms race, he, in particular, said,
"What does assumption of commitments mean under a certain regime,
which doesn't intend at all to implement these commitments even
swearing on whether it is the Bible, Koran, or Constitution?"
As the speaker reminded, after the World War I, the Versailles Peace
Treaty forced Germany to demilitarization, but when Hitler came to
power, he violated the Versailles arrangements and unleashed the World
War II. And the international community did not have the determination
to counteract the Nazi ruling. If it had had the determination,
it would have prevented the World War II.
Victor Sheynis also spoke about the public sentiments in Nagorno
Karabakh, considering them the most important factor, which he couldn't
ignore. To show the mentality of an NKR citizen, he cited his visit
to Tigranakert and his conversation with the director of the local
museum. The director, a young person and a Yerevan University graduate,
said to Mr. Sheynis that his vocation was not to teach history at
school, but to restore the history of Artsakh from the ruins, which
have been preserved to our days. The Russian guest was impressed
by the young man's words, "The man, who will yield the region,
including Tigranakert, will become my personal enemy". "How can the
rooted sentiments of the people of Nagorno Karabakh be ignored?",
concluded the political figure. There is no alternative to the peaceful
resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict - Mr. Sheynis considered
quite reasonable the idea that the peaceful solution is written in
the pages of history. It is an imperative that the Karabakh conflict
cannot be resolved by force. But, is the reality considered also
by the other party, which is concerned only about accumulation of
weapons and multiplication of its military expenses? While the oil
profits can be spent wiser, for instance, for improving the living
standards of the refugees.
At the same time, the speaker believes that the probability of
passing from the threats of the Azerbaijani leadership to real
military activities isn't so big, as the Armenians showed how they
can fight. Finally, the superpowers, which disagree on a range of
issues of the international political agenda, are not interested,
for different reasons, in resuming the hostilities. He stressed the
high combat readiness of the Karabakh Army, saying that he saw how
the soldiers were educated, and basing on this, he finds that one
should not rely on a military solution to the problem.
Speaking about the superpowers having geopolitical interests in the
region, the professor drew the participants attention to the views
voiced at the conference, according to which, as the conflicting
parties cannot come to an agreement, so international observation
is needed. According to the speaker, hopes should not be pinned
on the superpowers. There will be no observation, the superpowers
will not be able to do anything, they just reiterate skillfully
the principles of territorial integrity and peoples' right to
self-determination. According to him, the speakers at the scientific
conference showed also their incompatibility. The conflicting parties
were obliged to follow the third principle - nonuse of force or
threat of force, but this arrangement, as known, is violated by the
Azerbaijani party. Every time, the Minsk Group co-chairmen gather
together, reiterate the three principles, and...no result.
Who is the guarantee of the security of Nagorno Karabakh?
Answering his own question, Mr. Sheynis answered that it wasn't,
surely, international observation. The guarantee of the security of
Nagorno Karabakh is just the Karabakh people and, surely, Armenia.
Then he added that he had seen Karabakh in the years of bloodshed. He
shared the pain of losses with the residents of Shahumian and saw
the people's suffering.
Visiting each time our Republic and witnessing its reviving capital
town of Stepanakert, the friend of Artsakh is sincerely happy. It isn't
about the new buildings at all. He likes to walk in the Renaissance
Square in the evenings, to look at the children walking with their
parents, at the youth of Stepanakert, and to imagine the future of this
country. The speaker finds that the youth of Artsakh doesn't differ
from those of Moscow, Paris, Shanghai, or New York. The people's
confidence of tomorrow and its readiness for building and defending
the future are obvious.
Victor Sheynis recalled the words of MEP, leader of the EU-Armenia
Friendship Group Eleni Theocharous expressed at the scientific
conference that Karabakh possesses such a system of values, which is
based of the principles available in the Western civilization. Such a
view is very near and very dear to him. According to him, it is very
important to maintain the values, the manner of conducting elections,
which he has witnessed in Artsakh for years. In Russia, he often says
that he would like to see elections conducted like in Karabakh.
The people of Artsakh should preserve its determination to live as
it likes - this is our friend's good wish.
At the end, he found it necessary to raise a painful issue, which
concerned him as a representative of Russia. At the beginning of
the Karabakh Movement, the Russian democrats were quite active in
defending the rights of the Karabakh people. Much has changed with
the time; people are concerned about their everyday problems and not
about resolving such complicated issues. The former determination to
jointly defend the fair cause is lacking. Therefore, it is necessary
to develop democracy as a factor of business card and to activate
the public movement for the protection of human rights.
Ruzan ISHKHANIAN
http://artsakhtert.com/eng/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1254: victor-sheynis-the-guarantee-of-the-security-of-karabakh-is-the-karabakh-people-itself-and-surely-armenia-&catid=5:politics&Itemid=17
Monday, 28 October 2013 14:41
At the scientific conference recently taken place at the NKR National
Assembly on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Artsakh
people's National-Liberation Struggle - the Karabakh Movement, senior
researcher at the World Economy and International Relations Institute
of the Russian Academy of Sciences, professor, and political figure
Victor Sheynis presented his observations on the disputable region
and the options of peaceful settlement of the Azerbaijani-Karabakh
conflict.
He didn't read his report; Addressing the participants, he reminded
a man who, since the first days of the Karabakh Movement up today,
true to his principles, has kept his position of defending our people's
liberation struggle, who deeply perceived the struggle of the Artsakh
people, sharing their joy and pain of losses on the path of this
struggle. Making a regular speech from the podium of the Parliament
of the Artsakh Republic, he noted the significance of statehood as an
exceptional value, as well as of the people's will and determination
in building its future with steady steps.
Speaking of the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict against the background
of the current realities, Victor Sheynis drew the participants'
attention to the negotiation process, stressing, in particular, that
it is impossible to achieve the conflict settlement, basing on the
Madrid Principles, so the disputes about them are senseless. According
to him, maybe the implementation is possible in the future, but only
in case of satiating its content. The latter is impossible, due to
the position of the Azerbaijani party. He doesn't see any prospect
of changing this position.
Touching upon one of the options of the Karabakh conflict peaceful
settlement - peace against the exchange of territories, the speaker
noted that first it had seemed more or less reasonable. But, the issue
of territories exchange failed and it cannot ever take place, because
ensuring the security of Karabakh is a must. One cannot retreat from
this position. According to him, one cannot accept some diplomats'
assertions that part of the territories should be yielded.
It isn't either reasonable to hope for international observation
or mediation. The professor recalled the events in Bosnia, when the
Serb forces, led by General Radko Mladich, were killing the people of
Srebrenitsa in front of the international mediators. Pointing to the
Azerbaijani leadership's policy of arms race, he, in particular, said,
"What does assumption of commitments mean under a certain regime,
which doesn't intend at all to implement these commitments even
swearing on whether it is the Bible, Koran, or Constitution?"
As the speaker reminded, after the World War I, the Versailles Peace
Treaty forced Germany to demilitarization, but when Hitler came to
power, he violated the Versailles arrangements and unleashed the World
War II. And the international community did not have the determination
to counteract the Nazi ruling. If it had had the determination,
it would have prevented the World War II.
Victor Sheynis also spoke about the public sentiments in Nagorno
Karabakh, considering them the most important factor, which he couldn't
ignore. To show the mentality of an NKR citizen, he cited his visit
to Tigranakert and his conversation with the director of the local
museum. The director, a young person and a Yerevan University graduate,
said to Mr. Sheynis that his vocation was not to teach history at
school, but to restore the history of Artsakh from the ruins, which
have been preserved to our days. The Russian guest was impressed
by the young man's words, "The man, who will yield the region,
including Tigranakert, will become my personal enemy". "How can the
rooted sentiments of the people of Nagorno Karabakh be ignored?",
concluded the political figure. There is no alternative to the peaceful
resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict - Mr. Sheynis considered
quite reasonable the idea that the peaceful solution is written in
the pages of history. It is an imperative that the Karabakh conflict
cannot be resolved by force. But, is the reality considered also
by the other party, which is concerned only about accumulation of
weapons and multiplication of its military expenses? While the oil
profits can be spent wiser, for instance, for improving the living
standards of the refugees.
At the same time, the speaker believes that the probability of
passing from the threats of the Azerbaijani leadership to real
military activities isn't so big, as the Armenians showed how they
can fight. Finally, the superpowers, which disagree on a range of
issues of the international political agenda, are not interested,
for different reasons, in resuming the hostilities. He stressed the
high combat readiness of the Karabakh Army, saying that he saw how
the soldiers were educated, and basing on this, he finds that one
should not rely on a military solution to the problem.
Speaking about the superpowers having geopolitical interests in the
region, the professor drew the participants attention to the views
voiced at the conference, according to which, as the conflicting
parties cannot come to an agreement, so international observation
is needed. According to the speaker, hopes should not be pinned
on the superpowers. There will be no observation, the superpowers
will not be able to do anything, they just reiterate skillfully
the principles of territorial integrity and peoples' right to
self-determination. According to him, the speakers at the scientific
conference showed also their incompatibility. The conflicting parties
were obliged to follow the third principle - nonuse of force or
threat of force, but this arrangement, as known, is violated by the
Azerbaijani party. Every time, the Minsk Group co-chairmen gather
together, reiterate the three principles, and...no result.
Who is the guarantee of the security of Nagorno Karabakh?
Answering his own question, Mr. Sheynis answered that it wasn't,
surely, international observation. The guarantee of the security of
Nagorno Karabakh is just the Karabakh people and, surely, Armenia.
Then he added that he had seen Karabakh in the years of bloodshed. He
shared the pain of losses with the residents of Shahumian and saw
the people's suffering.
Visiting each time our Republic and witnessing its reviving capital
town of Stepanakert, the friend of Artsakh is sincerely happy. It isn't
about the new buildings at all. He likes to walk in the Renaissance
Square in the evenings, to look at the children walking with their
parents, at the youth of Stepanakert, and to imagine the future of this
country. The speaker finds that the youth of Artsakh doesn't differ
from those of Moscow, Paris, Shanghai, or New York. The people's
confidence of tomorrow and its readiness for building and defending
the future are obvious.
Victor Sheynis recalled the words of MEP, leader of the EU-Armenia
Friendship Group Eleni Theocharous expressed at the scientific
conference that Karabakh possesses such a system of values, which is
based of the principles available in the Western civilization. Such a
view is very near and very dear to him. According to him, it is very
important to maintain the values, the manner of conducting elections,
which he has witnessed in Artsakh for years. In Russia, he often says
that he would like to see elections conducted like in Karabakh.
The people of Artsakh should preserve its determination to live as
it likes - this is our friend's good wish.
At the end, he found it necessary to raise a painful issue, which
concerned him as a representative of Russia. At the beginning of
the Karabakh Movement, the Russian democrats were quite active in
defending the rights of the Karabakh people. Much has changed with
the time; people are concerned about their everyday problems and not
about resolving such complicated issues. The former determination to
jointly defend the fair cause is lacking. Therefore, it is necessary
to develop democracy as a factor of business card and to activate
the public movement for the protection of human rights.
Ruzan ISHKHANIAN