ACCORDING TO SUREN ZOLIAN, MATTHEW BRYZA CARRIES OUT INFORMATION DIVERSION
Noyan Tapan
May 13, 2009
YEREVAN, MAY 13, NOYAN TAPAN. According to political scientist Suren
Zolian, the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs’ statements have become alarming
for the Armenian side lately. As the political scientist emphasized
at the May 13 discussion, it is especially alarming that superpowers
are inclined to protect the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan,
and they also see Karabakh as part of the latter. Besides, according
to S. Zolian, comparison of principles of territorial integrity and
nations’ self-determination, for which the Minsk Group strives, means
autonomy. "I heard Co-chair Matthew Bryza’s words that Azerbaijan’s
President made progress in the negotiations promising autonomy to
Karabakh," S. Zolian said. He reminded that former President of
Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev had also given promises on autonomy, and it
is not evidence of progress in Azeri side’s position at all.
S. Zolian touched upon M. Bryza’s statement voiced in his interview
to the Ekho Moskvi radio that the liberated territories should be
returned to Azerbaijan stage-by-stage. The speaker said that with
such statements the American Co-chair oversteps the limit of functions
reserved for him by carrying out information diversion.
Management expert Haroutiun Mesropian participating in the discussion
gave assurance that M. Bryza did not just make a mistake, but
permitted provocative information leakage to see the reaction of
the sides. Besides, according to H. Mesropian, M. Bryza said that
the Nagorno Karabakh problem is not connected with Armenian-Turkish
relations, but in the final result they have an impact on each
other. According to expert’s observation, that statement means that
the preconditions put forward by Turkey have not been liquidated,
but have received more delicate formulations.