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FRANCE: RUSSIA CANNOT MEDIATE SETTLEMENT OF KARABAKH CONFLICT
Naira Hayrumyan, Political Commentator
Comments - Saturday, 12 July 2014, 11:23
The French ambassador to Armenia Henry Renault has dismissed rumors
on sale of weapons to Azerbaijan by France. France is a Minsk Group
co-chair and therefore cannot sell weapons to the sides of the Karabakh
conflict, he said.
In fact, France has questioned the legitimacy of Russia as a co-chair
which sells weapons to Azerbaijan. Can a country mediate talks
between conflict sides to which it sells weapons? In addition, Moscow
is actively using Azerbaijan which regularly expresses discontent
with the Minsk Group without rejecting its services. For example,
the Azerbaijani deputy foreign minister Araz Azimov made a sacral
announcement - we are dissatisfied with the Minsk Group co-chairs
who do not allow the group to work at its full capacity.
One way or another, Moscow is obviously trying to push France and the
United States out of the process of settlement, trying to gain monopoly
over peacemaking. The French ambassador seems prone to an offensive
rather than defense. The French ambassadors statement that France
does not sell weapon to the sides because it contradicts mediation is
actually a call by Paris to review Russia's eligibility as a mediator.
During the visit to Argentina Serzh Sargsyan expressed concerns about
the sale of weapon to Azerbaijan. Russia does not put forth a matter
of mediation but obviously all the grounds are in place.
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Naira Hayrumyan, Political Commentator
Comments - Saturday, 12 July 2014, 11:23
The French ambassador to Armenia Henry Renault has dismissed rumors
on sale of weapons to Azerbaijan by France. France is a Minsk Group
co-chair and therefore cannot sell weapons to the sides of the Karabakh
conflict, he said.
In fact, France has questioned the legitimacy of Russia as a co-chair
which sells weapons to Azerbaijan. Can a country mediate talks
between conflict sides to which it sells weapons? In addition, Moscow
is actively using Azerbaijan which regularly expresses discontent
with the Minsk Group without rejecting its services. For example,
the Azerbaijani deputy foreign minister Araz Azimov made a sacral
announcement - we are dissatisfied with the Minsk Group co-chairs
who do not allow the group to work at its full capacity.
One way or another, Moscow is obviously trying to push France and the
United States out of the process of settlement, trying to gain monopoly
over peacemaking. The French ambassador seems prone to an offensive
rather than defense. The French ambassadors statement that France
does not sell weapon to the sides because it contradicts mediation is
actually a call by Paris to review Russia's eligibility as a mediator.
During the visit to Argentina Serzh Sargsyan expressed concerns about
the sale of weapon to Azerbaijan. Russia does not put forth a matter
of mediation but obviously all the grounds are in place.
- See more at:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/comments/view/32716#sthash.d5sQ6KhO.dpuf