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The plan of supporting ErdoÄ?an's `younger brother' in NATO summit failed
September 8 2014
On September 4-5, the NATO summit held in Newport City, Wales, south `
west of Great Britain, in participation of the leaders of 28 member
states, was remarkable in comparison with the previous ones. This
year's summit was taking place under the annexation of the Crimea by
Russia and invasion towards the eastern Ukraine. `The North Atlantic
Alliance is facing challenges of the changed world. No need to cherish
an illusion. Russia does not consider us its partner. Russia considers
us an enemy, we have to cope with it,' announced NATO Secretary
General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, ahead to the summit. Prior to the
summit, the U.S. President Barack Obama sent a clear message to
Moscow. The U.S., NATO's the most powerful member, will give help to
the Baltic countries in case of external aggression. By the signal
addressed to the Kremlin, NATO will protect all its members, including
Russia's immediate neighbors, commenced the NATO summit. Armenia has
made a decision to participate in the NATO summit at the presidential
level. On the background of Armenian integration to Eurasian programs,
this was a very important step, even an unexpected one, if we consider
the fact that S. Sargsyan had not attended the previous summits. In
2010, in Lisbon NATO summit, S. Sargsyan substantiated his decision of
not participating in the summit by generalized formulation to the
solution of the South Caucasus conflict in the draft declaration in
the framework of the summit. He did not also attend the 2012 NATO
summit on May in Chicago, again with the same reasoning. Attending the
NATO summit by CSTO-member country Armenia at the highest level when
RF is an unprecedented contradictions with leading countries of the
North-Atlantic Alliance, is a remarkable fact in itself. In his
speech, Serzh Sargsyan made an interesting remark with regard to the
document to be adopted in the framework of NATO. `There are two
options. Either it will adopt the language of the OSCE Minsk Group,
which is the only specialized international structure dealing with the
Nagorno-Karabakh problem, a language that was proposed and supported
by the Co-Chair countries that are represented here by France and the
United States of America, or upon the lobbying of another member State
it will pass again with an aim to save the face of our tyrant neighbor
vis-a-vis his own people. Believe me it will not lead to any positive
results. Either the common sense and the strive for peace will have
the upper hand, or the silent encouragement of xenophobia will go
deepening, the war rhetoric and the deadly provocations, so easily
provoked by Azerbaijan, which does not care about its soldiers' lives
and gets enthusiastic with papers like that, will continue ahead,'
Serzh Sargsyan emphasized.' The remark was clear. Prior to leaving for
Wales, newly elected Turkish President ErdoÄ?an in the beginning of the
talks with Azerbaijani President assured that the relations between
Turkey and Armenia will be regulated only after the resolution of the
available conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and then he
announced that the Nagorno-Karabakh issue will be included on the
agenda of the NATO summit, where Turkey will remind Azerbaijan about
the importance of keeping to the promises give to the alliance.
ErdoÄ?an, as promised, delivered a speech in the NATO summit about
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in conformity with the demand of its
`younger brother'. On September 4, atripartite meeting was held in
Newport between Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, Azerbaijani
President Ilham Aliyev and US Secretary of State John Kerry on the
initiative of the American side. The tripartite meeting in Wales,
unlike the Sochi talks, where the presidents of the three countries
were sitting at the table, was attended by the OSCE Minsk Group
co-chair, James Warlick, Assistant Secretary of State for European and
Eurasian Affairs at the United States Department of State, Victoria
Nuland, and Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. The U.S.
Secretary of State, Kerry, emphasized the absence of the alternative
to peaceful settlement of the conflict, exclusion of escalation of the
situation and urged finding mechanisms to ease the tension of the
conflict and develop confidence-building measures between the sides.
The U.S. Secretary of State also highlighted the continuation of the
negotiations by OSCE Minsk Group format, and expressed readiness to
possibly back up the search of ways for conflict resolution. In
support of the West, perhaps, another tripartite meeting will be
arranged. From the message about the meeting of Serzh Sargsyan and
French President Francois Hollande, it became known that the issue of
the forthcoming planned tripartite meeting of the presidents of
France, Armenia and Azerbaijan by the initiative of France is
discussed. After the Sochi tripartite meeting, the West is certain on
deciding to take, at least at this moment, the `steering wheel' of the
settlement of Karabakh from Putin's hand. Thus, Serzh Sargsyan made
two hey steps with his participation at the NATO summit: he maintained
the role of the OSCE Minsk Group in the future settlement, and for the
first time, from this high podium, called the leader of Azerbaijan a
`dictator', and Aliyev's defender ` to the new government of Turkey.
And ErdoÄ?an's plan to support the `younger brother' in Wales is not
worthy of considering implemented because, first, the phrase of
`Nagorno-Karabakh conflict' is totally missing in NATO declaration,
and the section of supporting the South Caucasus countries is
balanced, as it is referred to the norms of international law and the
fundamental principles of the Helsinki Final Act. The NATO declaration
states that the alliance-member states continue supporting Armenia's,
Azerbaijan's, Georgia's and Moldova's territorial integrity,
independence and sovereignty. `We will continue to support efforts
towards a peaceful settlement of the conflicts in the south Caucasus,
as well as in the Republic of Moldova, based upon these principles and
the norms of international law, the UN Charter, and the Helsinki Final
Act. The persistence of these protracted conflicts continues to be a
matter of particular concern, undermining the opportunities for
citizens in the region to reach their full potential as members of the
Euro-Atlantic community. We urge all parties to engage constructively
and with reinforced political will in peaceful conflict resolution,
within the established negotiation frameworks,' the declaration reads.
Note that the fundamental principles of the Helsinki Final Act are
three of them: territorial integrity, non-use of force, equality of
peoples' rights and right to self-determination. Maybe the NATO
declaration is not what Serzh Sargsyan expected, but it is also not
what ErdoÄ?an and Aliyev would like to see today.
Emma GABRIELYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2014/09/08/166819/
September 8 2014
On September 4-5, the NATO summit held in Newport City, Wales, south `
west of Great Britain, in participation of the leaders of 28 member
states, was remarkable in comparison with the previous ones. This
year's summit was taking place under the annexation of the Crimea by
Russia and invasion towards the eastern Ukraine. `The North Atlantic
Alliance is facing challenges of the changed world. No need to cherish
an illusion. Russia does not consider us its partner. Russia considers
us an enemy, we have to cope with it,' announced NATO Secretary
General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, ahead to the summit. Prior to the
summit, the U.S. President Barack Obama sent a clear message to
Moscow. The U.S., NATO's the most powerful member, will give help to
the Baltic countries in case of external aggression. By the signal
addressed to the Kremlin, NATO will protect all its members, including
Russia's immediate neighbors, commenced the NATO summit. Armenia has
made a decision to participate in the NATO summit at the presidential
level. On the background of Armenian integration to Eurasian programs,
this was a very important step, even an unexpected one, if we consider
the fact that S. Sargsyan had not attended the previous summits. In
2010, in Lisbon NATO summit, S. Sargsyan substantiated his decision of
not participating in the summit by generalized formulation to the
solution of the South Caucasus conflict in the draft declaration in
the framework of the summit. He did not also attend the 2012 NATO
summit on May in Chicago, again with the same reasoning. Attending the
NATO summit by CSTO-member country Armenia at the highest level when
RF is an unprecedented contradictions with leading countries of the
North-Atlantic Alliance, is a remarkable fact in itself. In his
speech, Serzh Sargsyan made an interesting remark with regard to the
document to be adopted in the framework of NATO. `There are two
options. Either it will adopt the language of the OSCE Minsk Group,
which is the only specialized international structure dealing with the
Nagorno-Karabakh problem, a language that was proposed and supported
by the Co-Chair countries that are represented here by France and the
United States of America, or upon the lobbying of another member State
it will pass again with an aim to save the face of our tyrant neighbor
vis-a-vis his own people. Believe me it will not lead to any positive
results. Either the common sense and the strive for peace will have
the upper hand, or the silent encouragement of xenophobia will go
deepening, the war rhetoric and the deadly provocations, so easily
provoked by Azerbaijan, which does not care about its soldiers' lives
and gets enthusiastic with papers like that, will continue ahead,'
Serzh Sargsyan emphasized.' The remark was clear. Prior to leaving for
Wales, newly elected Turkish President ErdoÄ?an in the beginning of the
talks with Azerbaijani President assured that the relations between
Turkey and Armenia will be regulated only after the resolution of the
available conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and then he
announced that the Nagorno-Karabakh issue will be included on the
agenda of the NATO summit, where Turkey will remind Azerbaijan about
the importance of keeping to the promises give to the alliance.
ErdoÄ?an, as promised, delivered a speech in the NATO summit about
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in conformity with the demand of its
`younger brother'. On September 4, atripartite meeting was held in
Newport between Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, Azerbaijani
President Ilham Aliyev and US Secretary of State John Kerry on the
initiative of the American side. The tripartite meeting in Wales,
unlike the Sochi talks, where the presidents of the three countries
were sitting at the table, was attended by the OSCE Minsk Group
co-chair, James Warlick, Assistant Secretary of State for European and
Eurasian Affairs at the United States Department of State, Victoria
Nuland, and Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. The U.S.
Secretary of State, Kerry, emphasized the absence of the alternative
to peaceful settlement of the conflict, exclusion of escalation of the
situation and urged finding mechanisms to ease the tension of the
conflict and develop confidence-building measures between the sides.
The U.S. Secretary of State also highlighted the continuation of the
negotiations by OSCE Minsk Group format, and expressed readiness to
possibly back up the search of ways for conflict resolution. In
support of the West, perhaps, another tripartite meeting will be
arranged. From the message about the meeting of Serzh Sargsyan and
French President Francois Hollande, it became known that the issue of
the forthcoming planned tripartite meeting of the presidents of
France, Armenia and Azerbaijan by the initiative of France is
discussed. After the Sochi tripartite meeting, the West is certain on
deciding to take, at least at this moment, the `steering wheel' of the
settlement of Karabakh from Putin's hand. Thus, Serzh Sargsyan made
two hey steps with his participation at the NATO summit: he maintained
the role of the OSCE Minsk Group in the future settlement, and for the
first time, from this high podium, called the leader of Azerbaijan a
`dictator', and Aliyev's defender ` to the new government of Turkey.
And ErdoÄ?an's plan to support the `younger brother' in Wales is not
worthy of considering implemented because, first, the phrase of
`Nagorno-Karabakh conflict' is totally missing in NATO declaration,
and the section of supporting the South Caucasus countries is
balanced, as it is referred to the norms of international law and the
fundamental principles of the Helsinki Final Act. The NATO declaration
states that the alliance-member states continue supporting Armenia's,
Azerbaijan's, Georgia's and Moldova's territorial integrity,
independence and sovereignty. `We will continue to support efforts
towards a peaceful settlement of the conflicts in the south Caucasus,
as well as in the Republic of Moldova, based upon these principles and
the norms of international law, the UN Charter, and the Helsinki Final
Act. The persistence of these protracted conflicts continues to be a
matter of particular concern, undermining the opportunities for
citizens in the region to reach their full potential as members of the
Euro-Atlantic community. We urge all parties to engage constructively
and with reinforced political will in peaceful conflict resolution,
within the established negotiation frameworks,' the declaration reads.
Note that the fundamental principles of the Helsinki Final Act are
three of them: territorial integrity, non-use of force, equality of
peoples' rights and right to self-determination. Maybe the NATO
declaration is not what Serzh Sargsyan expected, but it is also not
what ErdoÄ?an and Aliyev would like to see today.
Emma GABRIELYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2014/09/08/166819/