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WHAT IS HAPPENING AROUND KARABAKH?
Lragir.am
Politics - Friday, 14 March 2014, 15:10
The foreign minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandyan met with the French
foreign minister Laurent Fabius. According to the ministry's press
release, Edward Nalbandyan highlighted the joint efforts of the
Minsk Group aimed at a peace settlement and reiterated Armenia's
commitment to continue to work with the Minsk Group co-chairs aimed
at the solution of the problem.
It seems to one in the series of cliched press releases that came over
the past two decades of settlement. However, the American co-chair
of the Minsk Group Warlick's twit makes these cliches look a little
different.
The Minsk Group co-chairs met with the Azerbaijani foreign minister
in Paris and with the Armenian foreign minister in Moscow. After this
meeting Warlick twitted that they look forward to meeting with the
Russian side to discuss the Nagorno-Karabakh issue. Earlier Warlick
had expressed concerns that violence between Armenia and Azerbaijan
may escalate in the context of the developments of Ukraine.
A lot of questions rise. One may infer from Warlick's twit that the
Minsk Group has split: France and the United States on one side and
Russia on the other. Do the United States and France feel danger
that Russia may provoke a war in Karabakh? Has Armenia delegated its
"mandate" of settlement of Karabakh to Russia if the United States
and France are looking forward to meeting the Russian side? What
meeting was that, what issues were discussed? No information has
been disclosed.
After September 3 Armenia actually handed the sphere of foreign
policy to Russia, and such questions are not groundless. Apparently,
the United States and France have tried to find out the "status" of
Armenia, and Warlick's twit is "sondage". Although, it is not ruled
out that the status is already established, and Warlick has presented
the situation to public with diplomatic wording.
In this context, the official press release on the meeting of
Nalbandyan and Fabius acquires certain content. Will Nalbandyan give
explanations on what is happening? Apparently, not. After September 3
one can call him a foreign minister only with reservation. He is rather
the representative of the Russian foreign minister Lavrov in the world.
By the way, the public should also want to know what role Nalbandyan
had in creating this situation.
- See more at:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/politics/view/32089#sthash.gNcIunBh.dpuf
Lragir.am
Politics - Friday, 14 March 2014, 15:10
The foreign minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandyan met with the French
foreign minister Laurent Fabius. According to the ministry's press
release, Edward Nalbandyan highlighted the joint efforts of the
Minsk Group aimed at a peace settlement and reiterated Armenia's
commitment to continue to work with the Minsk Group co-chairs aimed
at the solution of the problem.
It seems to one in the series of cliched press releases that came over
the past two decades of settlement. However, the American co-chair
of the Minsk Group Warlick's twit makes these cliches look a little
different.
The Minsk Group co-chairs met with the Azerbaijani foreign minister
in Paris and with the Armenian foreign minister in Moscow. After this
meeting Warlick twitted that they look forward to meeting with the
Russian side to discuss the Nagorno-Karabakh issue. Earlier Warlick
had expressed concerns that violence between Armenia and Azerbaijan
may escalate in the context of the developments of Ukraine.
A lot of questions rise. One may infer from Warlick's twit that the
Minsk Group has split: France and the United States on one side and
Russia on the other. Do the United States and France feel danger
that Russia may provoke a war in Karabakh? Has Armenia delegated its
"mandate" of settlement of Karabakh to Russia if the United States
and France are looking forward to meeting the Russian side? What
meeting was that, what issues were discussed? No information has
been disclosed.
After September 3 Armenia actually handed the sphere of foreign
policy to Russia, and such questions are not groundless. Apparently,
the United States and France have tried to find out the "status" of
Armenia, and Warlick's twit is "sondage". Although, it is not ruled
out that the status is already established, and Warlick has presented
the situation to public with diplomatic wording.
In this context, the official press release on the meeting of
Nalbandyan and Fabius acquires certain content. Will Nalbandyan give
explanations on what is happening? Apparently, not. After September 3
one can call him a foreign minister only with reservation. He is rather
the representative of the Russian foreign minister Lavrov in the world.
By the way, the public should also want to know what role Nalbandyan
had in creating this situation.
- See more at:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/politics/view/32089#sthash.gNcIunBh.dpuf