WHETHER OPTIMISM OF NEGOTIATORE IS JUSTIFIED?

Azat Artsakh Daily
21 Jan 09
Republic of Nagorno Karabakh [NKR]

In the end of the past year the international negotiators dealing
with a problem of the Karabakh settlement, have performed with
optimistic statements concerning achievement possibility in 2009
of break in the course of the resolution of the conflict. Similar,
they have indeed decided not to shelve business and in a year of
the Bull that is called, to take it for horns, having made active
the diplomatic efforts for achievement of progress in the course of
settlement. As the certificate of the serious intention of negotiators
the fact can serve, that co-chairmen of the Minsk group of OSCE on
Nagorno-Karabakh presumably already in the middle of January are going
to make the next visit to the region. It is provided, that after them,
in the beginning of February, here there will arrive the special
representative of the president of Parliamentary Assembly of OSCE
under the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Goran Lenmarker. As the American
co-chairman of the Minsk group of OSCE Matthew Brajza has informed
representatives of mass-media, during the visit of the triple of MG
co-chairmanship the basic theme of negotiations with the conflict
parties will be again base principles of settlement. Thus the diplomat
with optimism inherent has expressed again hope, that in the first
half of the year it20will be possible to achieve any arrangements. To
admit, a constancy with which radiates Matthew Brajza’s optimism,
causes not only surprise, but even respect. It would be much
desirable to believe, that optimism of the American negotiator has
under itself the serious bases. It would be desirable, if not one
"but" … The matter is that an enviable constancy the president
of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliev differs also. However, the constancy has
other, directly opposite sense. In the New Year’s reference to the
people he again, as well as in all previous similar performances,
has declared, that the conflict will be exclusively settled within
the limits of territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. Further – it is
more. Â"The Azerbaijan state and the Azerbaijan people will never
give Nagorno-Karabakh independence. Nagorno-karabakh is primordially
Azerbaijanian earth (!!!), and we will use the best efforts for
restoration of territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. It is possible to
use both political, and diplomatic, and if it is required, military
means.We have this right. The international law provides itÂ", –
the president of Azerbaijan has declared. From Aliev-younger we
have resulted so vast citation for the only purpose – to address
with a question to Matthew Brajza. How in these conditions he, and
his colleagues on intermediary, think themselves of achievement of
arrangements? After all the same Mr Brajza at the very end of 2008 has
declared, that Â"the peace decision of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
will be possible, if public leaders help the citizens to come to
compromisesÂ". About what public leaders and what compromises there
can be a speech if the head of Azerbaijan by categorical, frankly
aggressive statements excludes possibility of achievement of the
compromise agreement on settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,
acting with maximal positions far from a reality? We think,that for the
co-chairmanship of the Minsk group of OSCE is necessary to condemn,
first of all, the authorities of Azerbaijan constantly calling for
new war, and to direct the efforts to, directly to specify to the
Azerbaijan party in inadmissibility and danger of similar behaviour,
to help it to fall on the earth and to recognise realities with
which it should be considered by all means. That is the important
and necessary condition for stability preservation in a zone of the
conflict which will open a way to a finding of the political decision
of the problems existing between Azerbaijan and NKR. Now about Aliev’s
the so-called arguments resulted by him in the New Year’s reference. As
the president of Azerbaijan appeals to international law, we will
answer it also from a right position. It would be advisable to remind
him, that definition of status of Nagorno-Karabakh – the exclusive
right of NKR people, and permissions of Azerbaijan to declaration of
independence is not required at all. That as a result of declaration
of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Nagorno-Karabakh irrespective of will
of Baku, became the independent subject of international law. That
people of Nagorno-Karabakh have gained independence in territory of the
historical residing which has NEVER been Â"primordially Azerbaijanian
earthÂ". And, at last, that independence of the Nagorno-Karabakh
Republic has international legal and historical basis so, independent
state statusof NKR is not subject to discussion, and requires only
definitive de jure recognition. And it would be desirable to finish
this article by the words of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Russia
Sergey Lavrov: Â"We cannot consider people certain as" property" in
anybody’s territory, which can without the consent of these people,
pass under the sovereignty of this or that state in infringement of
the Charter of the United Nations, principles of the Helsinki Final
certificate. Such approach would return us – in today’s Europe –
to serfdom timesÂ". Perhaps, you will not tell better.

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