VICE-SPEAKER OF ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT: RUSSIA’S REMOVAL FROM OSCE MINSK GROUP CO-CHAIRMANSHIP IS NOT TO OUR ADVANTAGE

Azeri Press Agency
Aug 29 2008
Azerbaijan

Yerevan – APA. "Russia’s removal from OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmanship
is not to the advantage of Armenia," vice-speaker of Armenian
parliament Hrayr Karapetyan said, APA reports. He said that the fate
of Nagorno Karabakh conflict depended on the work done within the
format of OSCE Minsk Group, development of negotiations, continuation
of Russia’s representation in this format.

"If it turns out that the potential of Minsk Group in the process
of dialogue exhausted and the negotiations reached a deadlock as a
result of tense relations between Russia and West, then it may cause
serious anxiety," he said.

Vice-speaker said replacement of Russia by another state in the
co-chairmanship was not to the advantage of Armenia.

"There is no sign on Russia’s removal from OSCE Minsk Group. But if the
question is the sanctions of the European Union, these sanctions may
be not only be economic, but also political. Russia’s participation in
the process of settlement of the conflicts may be frozen as a result
of these sanctions," he said.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress