ARMENIAN EXPERT: "IT IS NECESSARY TO REALIZE THAT THE OSCE MINSK GROUP WITH ITS INCOMPETENT CO-CHAIRS HAS ALREADY EXHAUSTED ITS POTENTIAL"
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Jan 29 2009
Azerbaijan
The meeting of the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Switzerland
was just formal and no achievements in the negotiation process on
the Karabakh conflict settlement should be expected from it", said
expert of the Mitk analytical center Eduard Abramyan.
He said "despite this, Armenia’s positions following signing of
the Moscow agreement have quite weakened as the Madrid principles,
it fixes, are dangerous for Armenia and peaceful existence of the
citizens of Nagorno Karabakh as it envisions territorial concessions
and disbanding of only Armenian armed forces".
"In this complex political situation, established since Auhust of 2008,
official Yerevan is obliged to search a favorable mechanism not only
on the resolution of the Karabakh conflict, but also for the political
development and plans, considering the new realities in the region.
It is necessary to realize that the OSCE Minsk Group with its
incompetent co-chairs has already exhausted its potential. Moreover,
on the background of closing of ties between Moscow and Ankara, and
the open pro-Azerbaijani and anti-Armenian position of the US co-chair,
it is necessary to fully change the negotiation process, which obliges
Armenia to the open regional losses in all its implications", noted he.
The expert noted that 3+3+1 model, that is Armenia, Karabakh,
Azerbaijan plus the Minsk Group and Iran may become one of the
favorable negotiation format for the Armenian side.
"Such a format is profitable for Armenia because Iran, as a state,
having a good neighbor relations both with Azerbaijan and Armenia, can
create a new positive atmosphere in the negotiation process. Moreover,
Iran’s participation can be favorable for Azerbaijan, as this
is a Shiite state which has much in common with Azerbaijan. Iran
is directly familiar with the century problem of Karabakh and has
repeatedly faced the freedom lovingness of Armenians of this region
throughout the whole history", noted he.