FIKRET SADIKHOV: "I DO NOT SEE THE DYNAMICS, WHICH WOULD PROVE IRREVERSABILITY OF RECOGNITION OF NAGORNO KARABAKH’S INDEPENDENCE BY THE WORLD SOCIETY"
Today.Az
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June 10 2008
Azerbaijan
Day.Az interview with famous political scientist and diplomat Fikret
Sadikhov.
– How do you assess results of the meeting between Presidents of
Armenia and Azerbaijan Serzh Sarkissyan and Ilham Aliyev?
– First of all, it should be noted that this meeting was held in
the framework of energy forum in Saint Petersburg and was not the
meeting of Ilham Aliyev and Serzh Sarkissyan, organized by the OSCE
Minsk group co-chairs.
This meeting was of acquaintance and it would be naive to expect
any definite results from it. I think the Armenian President was
more interested in the very fact of such a meeting as he felt the
tough reaction of the leading international organizations, which
condemned bloody events in Yerevan, targeting civilians of Armenia,
who protested against the methods, used by those who imposed Serzh
Sarkissyan’s candidacy as a President of Armenia on them.
Even the most active supporters of the working Armenian authorities
admit that these events have worsened the image of Armenia in the
world. In order to smooth the impression of the international
community of methods, which Serzh Sarkissyan used to become a
president of Armenia, he tried to demonstrate his intention to meet
the President of Azerbaijan and continue the negotiation process on
ways of resolution of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict.
Moreover, we should not forget that the continuation of the negotiation
process concerns the world forces, which put definite pressure on
the parties. In the result, the meeting did take place but in fact
it did not yield any results.
– Isn’t there a threat that under pressure of the world forces, you
have mentioned, Azerbaijan will be imposed unprofitable provisions
for resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict?
– I would not state that the interests of world forces in this issue
are in direct proportion to the interests of Azerbaijan. Speaking
about the pressure from their sides, I imply their intention to
bring the positions of the conflict parties closer, as the lower
are expectations for the peaceful resolution of Nagorno Karabakh
conflict the higher is the possibility of its forces solution, which
is undesirable for the world centers.
– Meanwhile, we often witness that Nagorno Karabakh is fixed as part
of Armenia by various foreign companies,different Armenian, western
and Russian social and political figures and culture representatives
visit occupied territories of Azerbaijan and conclusion of contracts
on cooperation between "Nagorno Karabakh Republic" and a city in
Russia. Doesn’t it imply that time works on recognition of Karabakh’s
independence?
– I do not think so, as all these visits are unofficial and private
and they are held by unimportant figures in the main.
As for fixing of Nagorno Karabakh as part of Armenia by foreign
companies in their websites here private initiative, plus lack
of knowledge about the realities in the region and our idleness is
obvious. But on the whole, it is well known that the status of Nagorno
Karabakh will be defined not by these companies but the peoples of
Azerbaijan and Armenia and leaders of our countries.
Therefore, we should not mind economic contacts of Karabakh separatists
with representatives of any Russia village or city. As there is an
opinion of states which is as follows: the entire world recognized
Nagorno Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan. This means that if since
the beginning of this conflict Armenians failed to persuade the
world society that it is not, now, when Azerbaijan is politically
and economically stronger than Armenia, there are no conditions for
excessive pessimism in their said issue. In particular, I do not see
the dynamics, which would prove irreversability of recognition of
Nagorno Karabakh’s independence by the world society.
– Which concessions is Azerbaijan ready to make in the negotiation
process considering the current real balance of powers in the region?
– I think Azerbaijan can provide autonomy to Nagorno Karabakh with
widest powers but as part of our country. Here, we should realize
that this is not Azerbaijan’s intention but real assessment of
things, made on the basis of the opinion of the world society and
all countries, none of which has recognized independence of "Nagorno
Karabakh Republic".
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
