AAA: MADRID PRINCIPLES CAN BE ADOPTED ONLY WHEN PEOPLE OF KARABAKH ADOPT THEM
PanARMENIAN.Net
28.08.2009 16:44 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Karabakh should re-engage in negotiations, since
without its participation and consent the settlement of the conflict
will not be reached, Arpi Vartanian , the regional director of the
Armenian Assembly of America (AAA) in Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh told
press conference in Yerevan today. "In respect to the Karabakh problem
the United States must show a tough position in order Stepanakert
returns to talks and Azerbaijan stops violating the cease-fire,"
Arpi Vartanian said. According to her, irrespectively how much the
Madrid principles are talked about, however, they can be adopted only
when the people of Karabakh adopts them.
Commenting on the possible appointment of the former U.S. co-chair
of OSCE Minsk Group Matthew Bryza to the office of U.S. Ambassador
to Azerbaijan, the regional director of the AAA noted that these
reports are still at the level of rumor. "As long as the Congress
does not return from vacation, the White House is unlikely to make
such a proposal," Arpi Vartanian said.