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US DIPLOMAT SAYS CONCESSIONS IMPORTANT FOR REACHING KARABAKH SETTLEMENT
12:37 ~U 12.09.13
The United States' new co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group has stressed
the importance of mutual concessions in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace
process.
Speaking to reporters in Yerevan, Ambassador James Warlick said that
all the sides involved in the conflict have to agree to concessions
if they want a successful outcome.
The diplomat said that he does not have new proposals, adding that
he finds confidence- and security-building measures very important
in the negotiation process.
He said that the track II diplomacy will be very helpful in developing
the necessary perception and confidence for reaching peace.
Noting that about 20 years have passed since the signing of ceasefire,
the diplomat added the people in the region deserve a lasting peace
after paying a heavy price. According to him, the peace efforts
will not succeed without the political will of the state leaders,
and the mutual concessions and mutual confidence-building between
the two nations. The diplomat noted that the prevention of a further
tension is in the interests of the future generations.
He said further that the Helsinki Final Act, underpinning the
principles of territorial integrity, non-use of force and the
self-determination of nations, continues to remain at the heart of
the negotiations.
Asked why the Minsk Group co-chairs pay no heed to Azerbaijan's
continuing arms race, the diplomat answered that it is their desire
to avoid an arms race and reach a peaceful solution between the sides.
The journalists attending the news conference were interested know
if the US co-chair had expressed any opinion on the Azerbaijani
authorities' attitude to Hakob Injighulyan, the Armenian army private
who was taken hostage in the country last month after accidentally
crossing the border from Nagorno-Karabakh. They particularly asked
Mr Warlick if, during his visit to the country, he had raised the
question that the Azerbaijani side violated the Geneva Convention by
interviewing the soldier in an Azerbaijani uniform. But the diplomat
refrained from any comments, saying only that his current visit
to the South Caucasus region is aimed at listening to both sides'
positions on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
He reiterated the United States desire to continue the efforts towards
a negotiated settlement.
Armenian News - Tert.am
12:37 ~U 12.09.13
The United States' new co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group has stressed
the importance of mutual concessions in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace
process.
Speaking to reporters in Yerevan, Ambassador James Warlick said that
all the sides involved in the conflict have to agree to concessions
if they want a successful outcome.
The diplomat said that he does not have new proposals, adding that
he finds confidence- and security-building measures very important
in the negotiation process.
He said that the track II diplomacy will be very helpful in developing
the necessary perception and confidence for reaching peace.
Noting that about 20 years have passed since the signing of ceasefire,
the diplomat added the people in the region deserve a lasting peace
after paying a heavy price. According to him, the peace efforts
will not succeed without the political will of the state leaders,
and the mutual concessions and mutual confidence-building between
the two nations. The diplomat noted that the prevention of a further
tension is in the interests of the future generations.
He said further that the Helsinki Final Act, underpinning the
principles of territorial integrity, non-use of force and the
self-determination of nations, continues to remain at the heart of
the negotiations.
Asked why the Minsk Group co-chairs pay no heed to Azerbaijan's
continuing arms race, the diplomat answered that it is their desire
to avoid an arms race and reach a peaceful solution between the sides.
The journalists attending the news conference were interested know
if the US co-chair had expressed any opinion on the Azerbaijani
authorities' attitude to Hakob Injighulyan, the Armenian army private
who was taken hostage in the country last month after accidentally
crossing the border from Nagorno-Karabakh. They particularly asked
Mr Warlick if, during his visit to the country, he had raised the
question that the Azerbaijani side violated the Geneva Convention by
interviewing the soldier in an Azerbaijani uniform. But the diplomat
refrained from any comments, saying only that his current visit
to the South Caucasus region is aimed at listening to both sides'
positions on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
He reiterated the United States desire to continue the efforts towards
a negotiated settlement.
Armenian News - Tert.am