ATTEMPT OF ADVICE TO EUROPEANS
Hakob Badalyan
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11:28:08 – 26/02/2010
Various European non-governmental structures, public foundations
have been engaged in the settlement of the Karabakh issue for many
years: they have been trying to sow the societies with peace and
tolerance, ideas and values to ease the settlement. For example, the
representatives of those structures and foundations arrive in Armenia
and try convincing the Armenian society that in order to settle the
conflict we need to give something to Azerbaijan for it to calm down
bringing peace to the Southern Caucasus. The reason why the Europeans
work exceptionally with the Armenian society and try to convince it
to concede something to Azerbaijan is incomprehensible.
The effectiveness of the work of these European representatives
is difficult to be assessed. But proceeding from the fact that the
conflict is not settled and the societies do not exert pressure on the
authorities to settle the conflict, we may probably presume that the
European public initiatives are in vain. And it is natural because the
societies, especially in the Caucasus, are used to judge by something
"on hold". The Europeans had to have understood all this long ago.
>From this point, we could give a small advice to them grounding it
with a tangible example.
The Serbian Radio and Television issued the information that
the president of Serbia Boris Tadich agrees to see the Kosovo
representative at the summit of the Balkan country leaders scheduled
in March. Earlier, Tadich had refused the participation of the Kosovo
representative. Which is the reason of Tadich’s current effectiveness?
The reason is the European Union. Better to say, the issue of becoming
a member of it. Europe, in order to include Serbia in this structure,
put the question of being loyal to Kosovo promising to Serbia an aid
of many millions. And so the Serbian ice starts melting little by
little. And perhaps, the day that Serbia can recognize the Kosovo
independence is not that far.
Here is an example of real impact. Therefore, we suggest that
Europe, for the sake of peace in the Caucasus, begins negotiations
with Azerbaijan over joining the European Union and as a condition
nominates the requirement of reconciling with the independence of
the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh. We, the Armenians, in principle,
do not care whether Azerbaijan will reconcile or not, but since peace
in Caucasus is so important for Europeans, judging by the example of
Kosovo, they had better to take up the path of the Serbian "precedent"
to achieve the result they want.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
