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KHOSROV HARUTYUNYAN: NAGORNO-KARABAKH SETTLEMENT CANNOT CAUSE SERIOUS
POLITICAL PROCESSES IN ARMENIA
ARKA News Agency, Armenia
July 12 2006
YEREVAN, July 12. /ARKA/. The Nagorno-Karabakh settlement cannot
cause any serious political processes in Armenia, Chairman of the
Christian-Democratic Union of Armenia (CDUA) Khosrov Harutyunyan
told reporters.
"We are far from thinking that the 2007 parliamentary elections and
the Nagorno-Karabakh problem may be the principal factor that would
cause social excitement in Armenia," Harutyunyan said.
Since the public is sensitive to the Karabakh problem, the
declassification of the negotiating process might seem to cause
political unrest in Armenia.
"To the credit of Armenia's political forces, we must state that both
the opposition and the political majority prove to be up to the mark
and treated the problem with understanding," Harutyunyan said.
According to him, drawing parallels with 1998 (when power changed
in Armenia as a result of disagreements over the Karabakh problem)
would be irrelevant.
Harutyunyan believes that the current situation is different. He
pointed out that both Azerbaijan and Armenia's authorities agreed to
the terms contained in the document on settlement proposed in 1998,
whereas Nagorno-Karabakh and some of Armenia's political forces were
against it.
"Today Azerbaijan is against the framework agreement, while Armenia and
Nagorno-Karabakh state that this is a sufficient basis for further
negotiations. Therefore, those thinking of a change of power in
Armenia now must realize that, after coming to power, they will have
to agree to Azerbaijan's proposals, which is principally impossible,"
Harutyunyan said.
On June 23, American Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Matthew
Bryza stated that the parties to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict were
discussing a framework agreement under which Armenia forces were to
leave Azerbaijan's territories under their control.
The agreement also envisages the stationing of peace-making forces in
the conflict zone, international assistance to Nagorno-Karabakh and
the region's economic development. The final stage is a referendum
on the status of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR). P.T. -0--
POLITICAL PROCESSES IN ARMENIA
ARKA News Agency, Armenia
July 12 2006
YEREVAN, July 12. /ARKA/. The Nagorno-Karabakh settlement cannot
cause any serious political processes in Armenia, Chairman of the
Christian-Democratic Union of Armenia (CDUA) Khosrov Harutyunyan
told reporters.
"We are far from thinking that the 2007 parliamentary elections and
the Nagorno-Karabakh problem may be the principal factor that would
cause social excitement in Armenia," Harutyunyan said.
Since the public is sensitive to the Karabakh problem, the
declassification of the negotiating process might seem to cause
political unrest in Armenia.
"To the credit of Armenia's political forces, we must state that both
the opposition and the political majority prove to be up to the mark
and treated the problem with understanding," Harutyunyan said.
According to him, drawing parallels with 1998 (when power changed
in Armenia as a result of disagreements over the Karabakh problem)
would be irrelevant.
Harutyunyan believes that the current situation is different. He
pointed out that both Azerbaijan and Armenia's authorities agreed to
the terms contained in the document on settlement proposed in 1998,
whereas Nagorno-Karabakh and some of Armenia's political forces were
against it.
"Today Azerbaijan is against the framework agreement, while Armenia and
Nagorno-Karabakh state that this is a sufficient basis for further
negotiations. Therefore, those thinking of a change of power in
Armenia now must realize that, after coming to power, they will have
to agree to Azerbaijan's proposals, which is principally impossible,"
Harutyunyan said.
On June 23, American Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Matthew
Bryza stated that the parties to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict were
discussing a framework agreement under which Armenia forces were to
leave Azerbaijan's territories under their control.
The agreement also envisages the stationing of peace-making forces in
the conflict zone, international assistance to Nagorno-Karabakh and
the region's economic development. The final stage is a referendum
on the status of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR). P.T. -0--