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The only country that provides the security and independence of NKR is
the Republic of Armenia
18:25 | November 23 2013
Mayis Mayilyan, the former NKR Deputy Foreign Minister, President of
the Public Council of NKR Foreign policy and Security issues, is
Aravot's interlocutor. - Recently, a Serzh Sargsyan-Aliyev meeting was
held in Vienna after a long interval. It is know that the near future
co-chairs will be organizing working meetings with Foreign Ministers
on December 5-6 in Kiev, as well as they are planning to visit the
region until the end of the year. Mr. Mayilyan, can we say that the
process of NK negotiation, eventually, has moved forward from the
standing point, or the break cannot be stretched any longer? - After
the meeting of the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan in 2012, in
Sochi, the process of Karabakh settlement was moved to a passive
phase. This situation was due to the fact that the years dated 2012
and 2013 were election years for mediating states, as well as for
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan. This week, after nearly two
years later, the meeting of the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan
took place. The summary statement of OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs states
that, `The presidents agreed to speed up further negotiations that are
aimed at obtaining a peaceful settlement, and instructed their foreign
ministers, along with co-chairs, to keep going with the work based on
already accomplished to activate the peace process. They agreed to
meet again in the coming months.' Thus, it can be expected that after
solving the internal political problems, mediating states and
conflicting parties will be actively involved in NK settlement. The
societies of conflict sides may also display certain activeness. Newly
appointed US Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group James Warlick spoke in
favor of importance of initiating confidence-and security-building
measures. He stressed that it is possible to restore efforts in all
directions of `Track II' projects. - It is no secret that official
Baku is introducing new requirements in various stages of the
negotiation. Do you consider it possible that after two-year break the
authorities of Azerbaijan may come with with new requirements? - The
development of such cases can not be ruled out, because after after
presidential elections in Azerbaijan, the entities responsible for the
country's foreign policy have maintained their positions. - Mr.
Mayilyan, recently, the commander of Russian 102nd military base in
Gyumri, Colonel Andrei Ruzinsky, stated that if Azerbaijan commences
military actions against Nagorno-Karabakh, Gyumri military base may be
involved in armed conflict. How is Russian commander's statement
viewed in Karabakh? Do they also think that RF is Karabakh's security
guarantor? - The recent statement of Russia's 102nd military base in
RF's Southern Military District, Colonel Andrei Ruzinsky that in case
of pretension by the leadership of Azerbaijan towards Nagorno-Karabakh
through militaristic form, the military base may be involved in
military conflict in the framework of Russia's commitments under CSTO,
I consider it `non-standard'. It is too early to talk about the policy
change by Russia and CSTO in terms of Nagorno-Karabakh security,
unless the words of the Con. are asserted by higher authorities of
Russia. As for the security of Artsakh, the only country that provides
the security and independence to NKR is the Republic of Armenia. -
Senior Assistant to the Secretary-General of CSTO, Major-General
Vladimir Nikishin, in the interview with `Liberty' RFE/RL, expressed
an opinion that CSTO can not come into collision with any post-Soviet
country. `As for our work, so to say, on the one hand, Armenia is our
ally, but, on the other hand, it is our partner. We can not de facto,
even de jure enter into conflict with the former Soviet republics.
Moreover, if we enter into relations with the states like this,
through the sale of weapon, we may have some impact on their policy,'
said he. Mr. Mayilyan, in your opinion, can Russia's policy in the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict be changed, or the status quo will continue
to maintain? - Major General Nikishin's words confirm that Russia's
policy in recent years has undergone changes. The Kremlin would not
like to appear in an uncomfortable situation, as a result it would
have to make a choice between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Emma Gabrielyan
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/11/23/162689/
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
the Republic of Armenia
18:25 | November 23 2013
Mayis Mayilyan, the former NKR Deputy Foreign Minister, President of
the Public Council of NKR Foreign policy and Security issues, is
Aravot's interlocutor. - Recently, a Serzh Sargsyan-Aliyev meeting was
held in Vienna after a long interval. It is know that the near future
co-chairs will be organizing working meetings with Foreign Ministers
on December 5-6 in Kiev, as well as they are planning to visit the
region until the end of the year. Mr. Mayilyan, can we say that the
process of NK negotiation, eventually, has moved forward from the
standing point, or the break cannot be stretched any longer? - After
the meeting of the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan in 2012, in
Sochi, the process of Karabakh settlement was moved to a passive
phase. This situation was due to the fact that the years dated 2012
and 2013 were election years for mediating states, as well as for
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan. This week, after nearly two
years later, the meeting of the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan
took place. The summary statement of OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs states
that, `The presidents agreed to speed up further negotiations that are
aimed at obtaining a peaceful settlement, and instructed their foreign
ministers, along with co-chairs, to keep going with the work based on
already accomplished to activate the peace process. They agreed to
meet again in the coming months.' Thus, it can be expected that after
solving the internal political problems, mediating states and
conflicting parties will be actively involved in NK settlement. The
societies of conflict sides may also display certain activeness. Newly
appointed US Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group James Warlick spoke in
favor of importance of initiating confidence-and security-building
measures. He stressed that it is possible to restore efforts in all
directions of `Track II' projects. - It is no secret that official
Baku is introducing new requirements in various stages of the
negotiation. Do you consider it possible that after two-year break the
authorities of Azerbaijan may come with with new requirements? - The
development of such cases can not be ruled out, because after after
presidential elections in Azerbaijan, the entities responsible for the
country's foreign policy have maintained their positions. - Mr.
Mayilyan, recently, the commander of Russian 102nd military base in
Gyumri, Colonel Andrei Ruzinsky, stated that if Azerbaijan commences
military actions against Nagorno-Karabakh, Gyumri military base may be
involved in armed conflict. How is Russian commander's statement
viewed in Karabakh? Do they also think that RF is Karabakh's security
guarantor? - The recent statement of Russia's 102nd military base in
RF's Southern Military District, Colonel Andrei Ruzinsky that in case
of pretension by the leadership of Azerbaijan towards Nagorno-Karabakh
through militaristic form, the military base may be involved in
military conflict in the framework of Russia's commitments under CSTO,
I consider it `non-standard'. It is too early to talk about the policy
change by Russia and CSTO in terms of Nagorno-Karabakh security,
unless the words of the Con. are asserted by higher authorities of
Russia. As for the security of Artsakh, the only country that provides
the security and independence to NKR is the Republic of Armenia. -
Senior Assistant to the Secretary-General of CSTO, Major-General
Vladimir Nikishin, in the interview with `Liberty' RFE/RL, expressed
an opinion that CSTO can not come into collision with any post-Soviet
country. `As for our work, so to say, on the one hand, Armenia is our
ally, but, on the other hand, it is our partner. We can not de facto,
even de jure enter into conflict with the former Soviet republics.
Moreover, if we enter into relations with the states like this,
through the sale of weapon, we may have some impact on their policy,'
said he. Mr. Mayilyan, in your opinion, can Russia's policy in the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict be changed, or the status quo will continue
to maintain? - Major General Nikishin's words confirm that Russia's
policy in recent years has undergone changes. The Kremlin would not
like to appear in an uncomfortable situation, as a result it would
have to make a choice between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Emma Gabrielyan
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/11/23/162689/
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress