CHANGE IN MINSK GROUP FAVORS AZERBAIJAN

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17-03-2008 10:19:49

While Armenia was busy with government, the coalition which has not
been formed yet but is already under doubt, while they were trying to
find out which of the former candidates is likely to sell Karabakh,
Azerbaijan pushed through a resolution in the UN, for which about
forty states voted. They voted, although the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs
who mediate the settlement of the Karabakh conflict were against.

It is perhaps up to political scientists to find out what interests
the countries which voted for the resolution had. It is more important
to foresee the consequences of approval of the resolution for the
settlement of the Karabakh issue.

The foreign minister of Azerbaijan Araz Azimov has already voiced
doubt about the expediency of the current format of the OSCE Minsk
Group. The Russian foreign ministry stated that such a move would
have a negative impact on the talks on Karabakh. Independent experts
also say a change of format of the talks is possible.

The impression is that the discussion in the UN was initiated to change
the format of the talks, at least the Minsk Group. For Azerbaijan
it is evident that with the present co-chairs of the Minsk Group the
approach of the mediators will be balanced, and the use of force will
become increasingly probable. Therefore Baku is interested in having
the co-chairmanship changed.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress