RUSSIA AND US CANNOT FORCE ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN INTO SIGNING A PEACE TREATY

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
13.07.2009 15:11 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "Armenia and Azerbaijan are independent countries;
they are neither Russian provinces nor American states, so Washington
and Moscow cannot force them into signing a peace treaty. Conflicting
parties should reach agreement on their own; mediators can only help
them," said Professor Irina Zvyagelskaya, Vice President of Russian
Center for Strategic and Political Research.

It’s very good that Russia, United States and Europe share unanimous
views on Karabakh settlement, but it is first of all necessary for
conflicting parties to reach agreement, she finds.

"Presidents as usual reach agreement during meetings, but once they
return home, they start accusing each other for the breakdown of
talks," Zvyagelskaya said, adding that Presidents in their countries
often meet the dissatisfaction of local nationalists who disapprove
of peace agreement. That’s why state leaders have to consider their
opinions. To improve the situation, it is necessary to maintain ties
with civil society and political parties to somehow bring parties
positions closer."

"People living in Nagorno Karabakh should be direct parties to talks
and know about the future of their land," 1news.az. quotes Zvyagelskaya
as saying.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress