ARMENIAN DEPUTY FROM DASHNAKTSITUN PARTY: "IF WE CEDE AT LEAST A CENTIMETER IN THE KARABAKH CONFLICT RESOLUTION, WE WILL LOSE EVERYTHING"
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24 October 2008 [18:03]
Azerbaijan
"The trilateral meeting of the Presidents of Armenia, Azerbaijan and
Russia in Moscow may become a new stimulus for the process of talks
on the resolution of Nagorno Karabakh conflict", said member of the
parliamentary faction Dashnaktsutun Ara Nranyan.
"Russia’s initiative of holding a trilateral meeting does not go
beyond the limits of the OSCE Minsk group for Russia is one of the
group co-chairs. Similar meetings were held both in the United States
and in France at different times. In this aspect the Moscow meeting
does not reject the OSCE Minsk Group, but supplies the format and
may become a new stimulus for the negotiation process", noted he.
Nranyan said that special attention should be paid to the preparation
of the public opinion for the resolution of the Karabakh conflict,
as the presidents will not be able to sign a document, which will
not be accepted by the country’s public.
The parliamentarian noted that the talks and publications in the
press regarding readiness to return the controlled lands of Nagorno
Karabakh have become frequent.
"It is inadmissible. If we cede at least a centimeter in the resolution
process, we will lose everything. Let’s recall Serbia, which returned
all the lands, settled by Serbians and then Kosovo, without attaining
anything. If we do the same, we will lose everything and we will not
be able to attain peace by making concessions", said Nranyan.
In turn, secretary of the faction Artyusha Shahbazyan noted that
certain rivalry is observed among the co-chairing states in the
negotiation process on the resolution of the conflict.
He noted that the closer the resolution is, the most important is the
issue, who of the co-chairs will gain more during the resolution of
the confrontation.
"Another issue to be settled: how to build relations with the
countries, for unless the Karabakh issue is settled, Armenia and
Azerbaijan will depend on the super states in their external policy
and especially Azerbaijan", informed Shahbazyan.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress