WHO ELSE IF NOT THE MINSK GROUP?

KarabakhOpen
20-03-2008 18:46:23

Azerbaijan is trying to have the OSCE Minsk Group dissolved, said the
Armenian foreign minister Vardan Oskanyan during the question and
answer session at the National Assembly. "Azerbaijan is trying to
launch the process of dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group through
the secretariat of the OSCE. They have officially requested,"
Oskanyan stated.

The OSCE Minsk Group has wasted its resource and is unable to fulfill
the goals which it had set, said the Azerbaijani political scientist
Zardusht Alizadeh to 1news.az. "As a matter of fact, the efforts of the
OSCE Minsk Group are meant to have Azerbaijan agree to the secession
of Nagorno-Karabakh. It is possible to change the format of the OSCE
Minsk Group only in case of agreement of both sides, and Armenia will
not agree to it," said the Azerbaijani political scientist.

Russia is for the OSCE Minsk Group to continue to mediate the
settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which is in the interests
of both Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as the international community,
stated the deputy minister of foreign affairs of Russia Grigory
Karasin in a news conference on March 20.

If Baku continues to carry on the current policy, Yerevan will
recognize Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and sign agreements with this
country, including a military agreement, stated the acting president
of Armenia Robert Kocharyan in a news conference on March 20. "If the
Azerbaijani side dislikes this format, it does not mean that we must
let it fail. If they do not want to negotiate, they may not do it,"
said the head of the Armenian state, adding that Baku must think
about its future and who will be responsible for further actions.

In fact, it is evident that the most urgent issue today is not
what has happened but what will happen. Who if not the OSCE Minsk
Group? For it is evident that the Armenian and Azerbaijani sides are
not ready for talks without mediators. It is also evident that the
present co-chairmanship of the Minsk Group is the most optimal for
preventing Baku from sparking a war.

What is awaiting the region in case the Minsk Group is biased for
the military way of resolution of the conflict? Who wants war?