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THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MUST REQUIRE AN ANSWER FROM AZERBAIJAN AUTHORITIES
July 14 2014
Davit Harutyunyan about James Warlick's statement "Today, I'm leaving
for Washington to meet with the OSCE co-chairs to discuss the next
steps of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict peaceful settlement. The status quo
is becoming increasingly dangerous," recently such a post was made by
OSCE Minsk Group American Co-Chair James Warlick on Twitter. Aravot.am
asked the Minister-Chief of RA Government Staff, Davit Harutyunyan,
how dangerous the status quo is, and why the co-chairs were still
considering the maintenance of the status quo an achievement, but
now they see a threat in it. "The status quo is violated by Azerbaijan.
Any violations and abuses of status quo, of course, is dangerous. But
they are dangerous for both sides, and I would not want any one
perceive it as a threat directed towards Armenia," said Davit
Harutyunyan, adding that it is also dangerous the armed forces
standing on both sides of the border. As for changing the status
quo, our interlocutor noted, "Changing the status quo is not an end
in itself. Properly solving this conflict is an end in itself." By
saying "properly," Davit Harutyunyan is referring to the three most
important principles that have long been known and accepted by the
co-chairs as a guideline. Recently, in Russian political circles,
rumors about deployment of peacekeepers on Karabakh-Azerbaijani contact
line have been re-activated. Davit Harutyunyan, currently, does not
see this kind of problem. Moreover. "This is actually a solution to
demarche of one side, and I do not think that any demarche should
be solved exactly in this way. I think that it would be correct for
the international community to intensify the demand of the answer
to these three questions from Azerbaijan authorities." Recently,
Director General of EurAsEC institute, Vladimir Lepyokhin, announced
that the American side, using the Karabakh conflict, is trying to
create a chaotic situation in Armenia. To the question of Aravot.am
of whether there is something like this, the Minister-chief of RA
Government Staff said, "At least, I have never felt an attempt of
creating chaos in Armenia by someone. Even if such attempts are made
by anybody, I do not think that our society does not realize it and
its danger for the security of Armenia and Karabakh." To the question
of how possible the resumption of hostilities in Karabakh-Azerbaijani
contact line is in geopolitical developments with an intention to
solve the issue unilaterally, Davit Harutyunyan said that he does not
consider the resumption of large-scale military actions possible, but
it does not mean that we should not be ready for it. "Being prepared
makes the possibility of it zero."
NELLY GRIGORYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2014/07/14/166022/
July 14 2014
Davit Harutyunyan about James Warlick's statement "Today, I'm leaving
for Washington to meet with the OSCE co-chairs to discuss the next
steps of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict peaceful settlement. The status quo
is becoming increasingly dangerous," recently such a post was made by
OSCE Minsk Group American Co-Chair James Warlick on Twitter. Aravot.am
asked the Minister-Chief of RA Government Staff, Davit Harutyunyan,
how dangerous the status quo is, and why the co-chairs were still
considering the maintenance of the status quo an achievement, but
now they see a threat in it. "The status quo is violated by Azerbaijan.
Any violations and abuses of status quo, of course, is dangerous. But
they are dangerous for both sides, and I would not want any one
perceive it as a threat directed towards Armenia," said Davit
Harutyunyan, adding that it is also dangerous the armed forces
standing on both sides of the border. As for changing the status
quo, our interlocutor noted, "Changing the status quo is not an end
in itself. Properly solving this conflict is an end in itself." By
saying "properly," Davit Harutyunyan is referring to the three most
important principles that have long been known and accepted by the
co-chairs as a guideline. Recently, in Russian political circles,
rumors about deployment of peacekeepers on Karabakh-Azerbaijani contact
line have been re-activated. Davit Harutyunyan, currently, does not
see this kind of problem. Moreover. "This is actually a solution to
demarche of one side, and I do not think that any demarche should
be solved exactly in this way. I think that it would be correct for
the international community to intensify the demand of the answer
to these three questions from Azerbaijan authorities." Recently,
Director General of EurAsEC institute, Vladimir Lepyokhin, announced
that the American side, using the Karabakh conflict, is trying to
create a chaotic situation in Armenia. To the question of Aravot.am
of whether there is something like this, the Minister-chief of RA
Government Staff said, "At least, I have never felt an attempt of
creating chaos in Armenia by someone. Even if such attempts are made
by anybody, I do not think that our society does not realize it and
its danger for the security of Armenia and Karabakh." To the question
of how possible the resumption of hostilities in Karabakh-Azerbaijani
contact line is in geopolitical developments with an intention to
solve the issue unilaterally, Davit Harutyunyan said that he does not
consider the resumption of large-scale military actions possible, but
it does not mean that we should not be ready for it. "Being prepared
makes the possibility of it zero."
NELLY GRIGORYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2014/07/14/166022/