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RUSSIA DISTURBED THE RESOLUTION OF THE KARABAKH CONFLICT, SAYS PAUL GOBLE
12.04.2014 11:13 epress.am
In 2001, during the Key West Summit, Armenia and Azerbaijan were closer
to resolving the Karabakh conflict than ever before. The paper 168
Zhaminterviewed American analyst Paul Goble, who authored the famous
"Goble Plan." Goble, who was a special advisor to the US Secretary
of State, had written an article in the beginning of the Karabakh
war suggesting the path of "territorial trade" as a resolution to
the issue, urging Armenia to concede the city Meghri to Azerbaijan
for Nagorno-Karabakh and Lachin.
During the interview, Goble noted that in 2001 many of the points on
the table were extremely close to that alternative he had suggested.
"The two sides were very close to resolving the conflict because
President Robert Kocharyan and President Heydar Aliyev gave a higher
priority to their people than their personal authority, and if there
was no foreign intervention, it would've been possible to reach the
final agreement," said the analyst.
According to him, among the foreign powers, Russia did not let Armenia
and Azerbaijan reach the final resolution of the Karabakh conflict.
Goble believes that the issue left unresolved has a strategic
significance for Moscow because it has never been able to control
the Northern Caucasus without controlling the South. On the other
hand, Goble believed that the West is in favor of the maintenance of
Nagorno-Karabakh's "stable status-quo." In regards to the relevance
of the Goble Plan, he stated that "at the time, it was a good idea,"
however, currently it has no place in the resolution of the conflict.
http://www.epress.am/en/2014/12/04/russia-disturbed-the-resolution-of-the-karabakh-conflict-says-paul-goble.html
12.04.2014 11:13 epress.am
In 2001, during the Key West Summit, Armenia and Azerbaijan were closer
to resolving the Karabakh conflict than ever before. The paper 168
Zhaminterviewed American analyst Paul Goble, who authored the famous
"Goble Plan." Goble, who was a special advisor to the US Secretary
of State, had written an article in the beginning of the Karabakh
war suggesting the path of "territorial trade" as a resolution to
the issue, urging Armenia to concede the city Meghri to Azerbaijan
for Nagorno-Karabakh and Lachin.
During the interview, Goble noted that in 2001 many of the points on
the table were extremely close to that alternative he had suggested.
"The two sides were very close to resolving the conflict because
President Robert Kocharyan and President Heydar Aliyev gave a higher
priority to their people than their personal authority, and if there
was no foreign intervention, it would've been possible to reach the
final agreement," said the analyst.
According to him, among the foreign powers, Russia did not let Armenia
and Azerbaijan reach the final resolution of the Karabakh conflict.
Goble believes that the issue left unresolved has a strategic
significance for Moscow because it has never been able to control
the Northern Caucasus without controlling the South. On the other
hand, Goble believed that the West is in favor of the maintenance of
Nagorno-Karabakh's "stable status-quo." In regards to the relevance
of the Goble Plan, he stated that "at the time, it was a good idea,"
however, currently it has no place in the resolution of the conflict.
http://www.epress.am/en/2014/12/04/russia-disturbed-the-resolution-of-the-karabakh-conflict-says-paul-goble.html