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    LEVON TER-PETROSIAN TO RESIGN BECAUSE OF KARABAKH ISSUE?
    Baku Urges for Conflict Phase Settlement

    Azg/am
    4 June 04

    The Foreign Affairs Minister of Armenia Vartan Oskanian stated during
    yesterday's meeting with Yerevan State University students that the
    Karabakh issue was not the most solemn reason of Levon Ter-Petrosian's
    resignation.

    Mr. Oskanian said that he dreads the Armenian press as the newspapers
    distort the reality. He suggested that some high-rank officials should
    write objective memoirs on this issue.

    Speaking of Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Mr. Oskanian said that
    Azerbaijan desires phase settlement for the conflict.

    According to that option, the armed forces should be removed from
    Karabakh and only then the sides will decide what is the status of
    Karabakh. The first president of Armenia (Levon Ter-Petrosian) this
    alternative considered acceptable. But today's authorities believe
    that only the package alternative, which puts the status of Nagorno
    Karabakh first, is the way out.

    According to the Foreign minister, the negotiation processes took a
    good course and in 1 or 2 months it will become clear if Azerbaijan
    will take the path of Robert Kocharian and Heydar Aliyev or not.

    To a student's question about the future of Karabakh as Armenia
    pictures it Mr. Oskanian said that Armenia pushes for Karabakh
    people's self-determination. He also noted that reunion of Karabakh
    with Armenia is desirable.

    Concerning the Balkan model of peace imposing Mr. Oskanian said that
    the world community takes such steps only in case when a conflict
    persists and the number of casualties increase. In case of the Balkans
    we had a leader like Slobodan Moloshevic who was acting against the
    world community.

    Speaking of Azerbaijan's belligerent statements Mr. Oskanian
    said that the chances for war restarting are theoretical but not
    practical. He said that Azerbaijan hopes to earn millions of dollars
    from Baku-Djeyhan oil-pipe line to solve the Karabakh conflict
    with military means but the oil consortiums and investors will need
    stability and peace in the country they invest. In that case Azerbaijan
    won't be able to decide for himself. From this perspective Mr.
    Oskanian viewed the oil-pipe line as a positive factor.

    By Tatoul Hakobian
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