ARMENIA’S POSITION IN NEGOTIATIONS ON NAGORNO-KARABAKH WEAKENING – DEPUTY SPEAKER OF ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT

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07.11.2007 19:27:25

Armenia’s position in the negotiations on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is
weakening, a member of the administration of the Armenian Revolutionary
Federation of Dashnaktsutun, who is also the Deputy Speaker of the
Armenian National Assembly, Vaan Ovannisian, said at inter-party
conference involving Dashnaktsutunm, Ramkavar, and Azatakan on 6
November, Novosti-Armenia reported.

"We highly appreciate the efforts of Armenian President in diplomatic
scene and his strong pro-Armenian position, but it is obvious that
Armenian positions are weakening due to lack of Nagorno-Karabakh in
the negotiations," he said.

The Deputy Speaker of Armenian Parliament also mentioned the problem
of a peculiar opinion regarding Azerbaijan’s key concession being
keeping the peace.

"As to mutual concessions, it seems like Azerbaijan has nothing to
make a concession with and it makes a concession only through keeping
peace. That is not true. Peace cannot be considered as a concession
in settlement of a conflict," he said.