AZG Armenian Daily #085, 06/05/2008
Karabakh Issue
MAMEDYAROV ADDRESSED THE WEST TO CONVINCE ARMENIA ON
KARABAKH CONFLICT
On May 4 Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar
Mamedyarov once again explained the stall in the peace
process on Karabakh with the aggressive stance of
Armenia. According to the Public Television of Turkey,
he accused Armenia for prolonging the settlement of
the conflict. He said that Armenia should be
interested in settling the Karabakh conflict as soon
as possible and called upon the Western states to
convince Armenia to be more constructive.
The inconsistence of the Azerbaijani foreign policy is
well known. Now and then official Baku demands the
Minsk Group to be disbanded and threatens to restart
the war in Karabakh. Although this time Mamedyarov
avoided warlike statements, his anxiety about
Armenia’s interests sounded rather challenging.
However challenging Mamedyarov’s statements be, the
Western statements are not likely to swallow the bait.
In case Azerbaijan fulfills its warlike threats and
unleashes a new war against Armenia and Karabakh, the
West shall consider it not only as an attempt to ruin
the fragile stability of the region, but also as an
attempt to take over the initiative in Karabakh
process.
It is obvious that in case of a new war in South
Caucasus the prospects of the greater states of the
world shall be ruined, and Azerbaijan shall be
punished for that. If the West leaves unattended the
warlike statements of Azerbaijani officials, it means
they prefer to neglect them and not to emphasize them,
preserving the stability in South Caucasus, where each
of the greater states pursues vital interests.
By the way, Mamedyarov with his accusations against
Armenia tried to answer the April 30statement of
Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, which read as
follows, "I think we made a long way in the settlement
process of the Karabakh conflict. There is a project
and there are the proposals suggested by the OSCE
Minsk Group. They are the result of a long work and we
are ready to continue the process basing upon the
suggestions. But our readiness is not enough, we still
need the willingness of the Azerbaijani side".
By h. Chaqrian, translated by A.M
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
