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FRENCH-GERMAN RECONCILIATION PRACTICE MAY ALSO BE APPLIED IN CAUCASUS, AMBASSADOR SAYS
Thursday 9 October 2014 12:30
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Henri Renaud
Yerevan /Mediamax/. German Ambassador to Armenia Rainer Morel said
today, France-Germany reconciliation after the World Wars I and II may
be a good example for settlement of conflicts in the South Caucasus.
The Ambassador said this addressing a speech during "From Loss of Peace
to Establishment of European Union" conference dedicated to the World
War I Centennial in the Yerevan State University, Mediamaxreports.
"Europe's biggest lesson learnt from the World War I is that all the
conflicts should be settled a peaceful way. Mutual concessions are the
beginning for friendly relations among the states and France-Germany
reconciliation practice was one vivid example of it. This European
peacebuilding practice can also be applicable to South Caucasus",
said the Ambassador answering Mediamax's question.
According to Rainer Morel, the will of the conflicting sides is needed
to reach peace and that will "should be dictated not only from the top
(the country's leadership- edit.) but the bottom".
"We realize the historic situation that German and French peoples were
in and it were the leaders of the countries who demonstrate the will
to change the political situation. As for the situation in Armenia
and Azerbaijan, we should confess it's really tough. The OSCE Minsk
Group is engaged in the conflict settlement and it tries to maintain
the ceasefire. But an extra step is needed to be taken on the path of
reconciliation of the two states and the dialogue is the start. The
rhetoric voiced by the parties contain some phrases which just need
not be mentioned. I think it would be right to organize such an event
in Baku as well so as people could learn lessons there , too", said
Rainer Morel.
According to the Ambassador, 1914 and 2014 differ in the sense that
the international community has already created relevant tools for
conflict settlement and OSCE is one of them.
French Ambassador to Armenia Henri Renaud who also spoke at the
conference said that the OSCE Minsk Group and the EU always used all
the occasions to condemn the bellicose rhetoric over NK conflict as
well as ceasefire violations.
"We have always stated and we do repeat- the issue has no military
solution. The NK conflict should be settled in a solely peaceful way
through negotiations", said the French Ambassador.
http://www.mediamax.am/en/news/foreignpolicy/11855/
Thursday 9 October 2014 12:30
Photo: Photolure
Henri Renaud
Yerevan /Mediamax/. German Ambassador to Armenia Rainer Morel said
today, France-Germany reconciliation after the World Wars I and II may
be a good example for settlement of conflicts in the South Caucasus.
The Ambassador said this addressing a speech during "From Loss of Peace
to Establishment of European Union" conference dedicated to the World
War I Centennial in the Yerevan State University, Mediamaxreports.
"Europe's biggest lesson learnt from the World War I is that all the
conflicts should be settled a peaceful way. Mutual concessions are the
beginning for friendly relations among the states and France-Germany
reconciliation practice was one vivid example of it. This European
peacebuilding practice can also be applicable to South Caucasus",
said the Ambassador answering Mediamax's question.
According to Rainer Morel, the will of the conflicting sides is needed
to reach peace and that will "should be dictated not only from the top
(the country's leadership- edit.) but the bottom".
"We realize the historic situation that German and French peoples were
in and it were the leaders of the countries who demonstrate the will
to change the political situation. As for the situation in Armenia
and Azerbaijan, we should confess it's really tough. The OSCE Minsk
Group is engaged in the conflict settlement and it tries to maintain
the ceasefire. But an extra step is needed to be taken on the path of
reconciliation of the two states and the dialogue is the start. The
rhetoric voiced by the parties contain some phrases which just need
not be mentioned. I think it would be right to organize such an event
in Baku as well so as people could learn lessons there , too", said
Rainer Morel.
According to the Ambassador, 1914 and 2014 differ in the sense that
the international community has already created relevant tools for
conflict settlement and OSCE is one of them.
French Ambassador to Armenia Henri Renaud who also spoke at the
conference said that the OSCE Minsk Group and the EU always used all
the occasions to condemn the bellicose rhetoric over NK conflict as
well as ceasefire violations.
"We have always stated and we do repeat- the issue has no military
solution. The NK conflict should be settled in a solely peaceful way
through negotiations", said the French Ambassador.
http://www.mediamax.am/en/news/foreignpolicy/11855/