VARDAN OSKANIAN SAYS DOCUMENT ON PRINCIPLES OF KARABAKH CONFLICT SETTLEMENT SUPPOSES "PACKAGE OPTION"
Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
June 14 2007
The United States is a bit in a hurry in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict
settlement, but Russia too does not pull up the process of talks,"
Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian stated.
He said Russian President Vladimir Putin stated Russia’s stance,
according to which Russia will agree on any solution that satisfies
the conflicting sides and is ready to serve as guarantee of settlement.
"Proceeding from his global policy, Russia does not want to take a
great initiative as supposed by the OSCE Minsk Group mandate. This is
the only difference between Russia and the United States, however there
are not any differences between those two countries," the Armenian
Foreign minister said in the interview to "Kentron" TV Company.
Oskanian said there is a 3-page document on the negotiation table,
which includes all possible principles of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict
settlement. "It is a rather complicated document, which is the result
of 2-year process of talks on the level of foreign ministers and
presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan," he stated.
Oskanian thinks it is possible to expect progress during discussions
between presidents of two countries. "I have certain optimism: this
document is logical and compromised. Of course, it does not fully
satisfy demands of conflicting sides, but it gives the sides bases to
make the document public," Oskanian noted, adding that still there
exist issues, which are not agreed yet and the sides will have to
settle the most complicated problems.
"The document on principles of settlement supposes "package option".
A timetable is possible there, but answers to all questions must be
given beforehand," Armenian Minister stressed.
Oskanian underlined it is unacceptable to speak about other problems
without settling issues concerning the status of Nagorno Karabakh via
referendum, a compulsory corridor, which would provide uninterrupted
land communication between Karabakh and Armenia and security of
"Karabakh people".
"Those three principles are not preconditions but logical arguments
for the resolution of the problem," he said.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress