ARMENIAN FM: HOPE TO SOLVE KARABAKH ISSUE IN 2006 SHOULD NOT BE LOST

PanARMENIAN.Net
14.03.2006 22:13 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ “The hope to solve the Nagorno Karabakh problem
in 2006 should not be lost. Though there is less time after
Rambouillet. However, we should work,” Armenian FM Vartan Oskanian
stated when answering questions of Azg Daily readers. In his words,
progress was made in 2005. Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan had
to come to agreement over one or two issues. “The OSCE MG co-chairs
logically concluded that inertia will help the process and the
Rambouillet meeting was to bind the presidents more.

This did not happen. We evaluated Rambouillet: there was no agreement
reached over a concrete issue in Rambouillet. However, we believe
the process did not fail. If Azerbaijan does not compromise over the
issue on the agenda, it would mean Baku has remained on its maximalist
positions, which do not promote settlement.

Armenia has made its part of concessions,” the Armenian FM said.

Answering a question whether the latest events in Transnistria and
resoluteness of the US and European structures in supporting Moldova
forebode a similar attitude of those countries to the NK issue, Vartan
Oskanian stated, “Of course, precedents in international relations
are a faction, which is not however final or decisive. Our approach to
conflicts is a rather clear one: each of these should be considered in
its own context, taking into account its historical and legal causes,
sources and most importantly the current situation de facto. What
will be the solution to the Karabakh conflict? All factors should be
considered in the Karabakh process and the self-determination right
remains a basic determinant.”