PanARMENIAN.Net
Vahram Atanesyan: probability of war has always been 100 percent
06.12.2007 15:41 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ `There is nothing strange about the statement of the
Azerbaijani defense minister on the probability of war. Probability of
war has always been 100 percent,’ said Vahram Atanesyan, the chair of
the NKR National Assembly Committee of External Relations.
`The problem is which party is inclined to resolution through war. The
approaches toward this are opposed, and unfortunately the Azerbaijani
side will try hard not to have agreement reached. This is the current
line of the Azerbaijani diplomacy,’ Vahram Atanesyan said. `Different
interpretations of the mediators’ proposals are natural because
diplomacy is when each side interprets the proposals to favor their
interests.’
`Judging from the statement of the Azerbaijan foreign minister in
Madrid, the only unsettled issue is the status of Karabakh, although
this is what the minister denies,’ he noted.
`Apparently, Azerbaijan tends to see the future status of Karabakh
within the borders of Azerbaijani SSR. They focus on internal
self-determination, while the Armenian side views self-determination
in a different light. The situation is complicated because Karabakh is
unready to perceive this methodology of settlement, and this is the
reality. I think this methodology does not match the mood of the
Azerbaijani society,’ Vahram Atanesyan said, Karabakh Open reports.