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    OSCE SECRETARY GENERAL SEES ROLE FOR TURKEY IN KARABAKH

    asbarez
    Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

    OSCE Secretary-General Lamberto Zannier

    ISTANBUL-The newly-elected OSCE Secretary-General Lamberto Zannier
    said on Tuesday that Turkey could play a role in the Nagorno-Karabakh
    conflict resolution process.

    In an interview with the Turkish newspaper, Today's Zaman, Zannier,
    an Italian diplomat who was voted as the new OSCE leader, said that
    Turkey's involvement is not necessarily an official one. "I am not
    talking about a formal role in the negotiations, but in real terms.

    Turkey is bordering both countries involved in the conflict," he
    reportedly told Zaman.

    "I am stating a fact - it [progress] is not happening. Something is
    missing," Zannier told Zaman.

    Zannier emphasized the importance of dialogue in resolving conflicts
    said that "My very personal view is that Turkey needs to create
    conditions to promote dialogue on both sides." He said the specifics
    of this involvement are "Turkey's call."

    "There is a debate that we should move the issues somewhere else but
    I am not convinced that moving it elsewhere would solve the problem.

    There is nothing wrong with the organization dealing with the problem.

    The problem is the substance of the issue," said Zannier of recent
    efforts by Azerbaijan to criticize the OSCE for its handling of
    the issue.

    He said that while the OSCE is doing its best, it is up to the parties
    involved in the conflict to step up to the plate. Zannier stressed
    there must be political will on behalf of the parties to end the
    historic conflict.

    "There is a lot of focus on the mechanism, but there is also an issue
    of whether the parties are ready to make a deal," added Zannier.

    "You can lead a horse to water but you cannot force the horse to drink
    it. We are trying to create the necessary conditions in the meantime.

    We are trying to manage the situation on the ground, but the situation
    becomes problematic in security terms," he said. The next step,
    according to the OSCE secretary general, is ensuring the problem does
    not escalate further.

    "[In general,] if we cannot line up all of the conditions and solve
    the conflict, then the next best thing we can do is manage the problem
    so it does not grow worse. So that is our next step. It is up to
    everyone to keep making efforts from different angles," he stressed.

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