REVISED MADRID PRINCIPLES LAY CLAIMS AGAINST ARMENIA BUT OFFERS NOTHING IN EXCHANGE

ArmInfo
2010-03-16 17:24:00

ArmInfo. The revised Madrid Principles lay claims against Armenia
but offers nothing in exchange, the head of the Analytical Center
for Globalization and Cooperation Stepan Grigoryan said during a
press-conference today.

The principles say that the population of Nagorno-Karabakh should be
provided with security guarantees but the same document stipulates
deployment of peacekeeping forces without specifying the forces. The
revised Madrid principles are unacceptable for either Armenia or
NKR: the referendum has been placed in the background with the idea
of interim status brought into the spotlight. The deployment of
peacekeepers is also unacceptable.

In response Armenia must either toughen its position or insist on the
signing of a framework agreement based on the initial version of the
Madrid principles in line with the interests of Armenia and NKR.