TIGRAN TOROSYAN: "MATTHEW BRYZA IS OFTEN CUNNING WHEN SPEAKING OF PRINCIPLES OF THE CO-CHAIRS’ PROPOSALS"

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April 1 2008
Azerbaijan

Official Yerevan welcomes the fact that the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs
have formed their proposals on basis of two principles: territorial
integrity and self-determination through the last 2.5-3 years, said
Tigran Torosyan, speaker of Armenia’s National Assembly.

"A referendum in Nagorno Karabakh to involve residents of Nagorno
Karabakh, including those Azerbaijanis, who had resided there before
the well-known events and who will return there, has been proposed
on the last named principle", said he.

The speaker expressed confidence that the conflict can be settled
only in the framework of international law.

As for the negative moments, he said one of the co-chairs Matthew
Bryza, is often cunning when speaking of principles of the co-chairs’
proposals.

"I know that this behavior goes beyond not only all bounds of the
co-chairs mandate, which is fixed in the due document, but also
the elementary respect to those who are not familiar with these
principles".

He noted that when speaking for Azerbaijanis Matthew Bryza often
mentions only the territorial integrity as if only this principle
is applied.

"There is another example. Though militaristic rhetorics, deep
hatred and violation of the trilateral agreement on ceasefire are
the biggest obstacles on the way of the conflict settlement, the
co-chairs announcements on this issue are always addressless",the
spokesman said and added that despite the existent dissatisfaction,
changes in the platform and format of the conflict settlement lack
prospects and will further linger the settlement process.