OPPOSITIONISTS DIFFER ON POSSIBLE INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING IN
KARABAKH

YEREVAN, MARCH 18. ARMINFO. Resumption of war is the most undesirable
development of the Karabakh conflict, says the leader of the Republic
party, MP Albert Bazeyan.

Bazeyan sees no need in the deployment of international peacekeepers
on the Karabakh-Azeri contact line. “The Karabakh defence forces have
already proved their independence in ensuring their countries
security,” says Bazeyan.

Bazeyan’s colleague Stepan Zakaryan is of different opinion –
international peacekeeping may serve the interests of the Armenian
side if the forces are deployed on the present contact line. This may
also depend on what countries are involved in the peacekeeping. In the
Karabakh peace process one should not rely exclusively on the
international community, says Zakaryan noting that the biggest threat
for Karabakh is overwhelming corruption in Armenia, a country ensuring
its security.