EX-FOREIGN MINISTER COMMENTS AND UNDERLINES
Lragir.am
16:24:34 – 10/11/2008
In an interview with Radio Liberty the ex-foreign minister of Armenia,
the founder of the Civilitas Foundation Vardan Oskanyan said the
positive thing about the three-party declaration signed in Moscow is
that the necessity for settling the Karabakh conflict through talks
is underscored. At the same time, Vardan Oskanyan said it would be
desirable if a point on non-use of force in the settlement of the
conflict were included in the document.
"I think that was the initial purpose of the Armenian side. Perhaps
it failed," Vardan Oskanyan said.
According to him, the most vulnerable point of the document for the
Armenian side is that the settlement of the conflict should be based
on the international law and the documents and decisions passed in
the framework of it. Vardan Oskanyan says it would be desirable if
there were not for the second part of that pronouncement because
Azerbaijan will refer to the principle of territorial integrity and
the four resolutions of the UN Security Council and the resolution
of the UN General Assembly.
With regard to Serge Sargsyan’s foreign policy, Vardan Oskanyan
said the expression of his opinion is not a harsh criticism. "I am
not opposition, I do not have a political party, I am not in the
political sphere of Armenia yet. But I have a foundation and I am
a citizen of the Republic of Armenia, and I want to be part of the
civil society which will demand real reforms from the government,"
Vardan Oskanyan said.
Commenting on the rumors about the possible return of Robert Kocharyan
to politics, according to which Vardan Oskanyan intends to set up a
political party for that purpose, the ex-foreign minister said he met
with Robert Kocharyan, ex-speaker Tigran Torosyan, ex-defense minister
of NKR Samvel Babayan but they are not negotiating the creation of
a political party.