ARMENIA’S RECOGNITION OF KARABAKH INDEPENDENCE WON’T LEAVE SPACE FOR CONTINUATION OF NEGOTIATIONS

PanARMENIAN.Net
25.03.2008 16:14 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ I think any move that prejudges the outcome of
the negotiations on Nagorno Karabakh conflict that are underway and
that are achieving some real results in terms of moving closer to
finalizing the basic principles would be unhelpful. OSCE Minsk Group
U.S. Co-chair Matthew Bryza said.

"We looked at the UN GA resolution of Azerbaijan in that very light:
that it was a one-sided resolution that did not reflect the fair
and balanced nature of the proposal on the table. Similarly, if the
Armenian side were to move unilaterally and prejudge the outcome
of the negotiations by recognizing Nagorno Karabakh, that would be
something that is very seriously undermining the peace process. I
think that would be a highly asymmetric response to Azerbaijan’s move
at the UN GA and potentially a highly destabilizing move. It would
mean to decide that this is the end of the negotiating process and
we have unilaterally declared that the conflict is resolved in this
way. I do not know how that would leave space for the continuation
of negotiations. We need to maintain the give and take that aims
to achieve this fair and balanced compromise which is absolutely
within reach right now and requires a little bit more work to reach a
compromise. U.S. aid to Armenia won’t be affected if positive trends
continue," he told The Armenian Reporter.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress