ARMENIA-TURKEY RECONCILIATION WILL NOT CAUSE YEREVAN’S UNCONSTRUCTIVE POSITION IN THE KARABAKH TALKS

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23.10.2009 17:12

Restoration of diplomatic relations between Armenia and Turkey can not
cause Yerevan’s unconstructive position in the negotiation process
on the Nagorno-Karabakh, International Crisis Group’ Europe Program
Director Sabine Freizer believes.

"The Armenian-Turkey rapprochement will actually encourage the
Armenians to be more flexible in the negotiation with Azerbaijan,"
Freizer said "The talks lack progress because the remaining issues
are extremely difficult."

The reason why Azerbaijan and Armenia have been unable to agree to
a kind of compromise is that they are still dealing with issues that
extremely difficult to resolve, Freized added.

One of the main questions is the status of Nagorno-Karabakh.

But the two sides could still agree on a basic principles document. "I
would hope that the sides could sign a document that at least puts
into writing these significant issues the parties agreed upon,"
Freizer said, Trend News reports.