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Armenian political expert predicts lull in the Karabakh negotiating
process till 2009
Arminfo
2007-06-11 13:07:00
The active phase on the Karabakh conflict negotiating process finished
by the meeting of the Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents in St.
Petersburg and will not restart till 2009, political expert Levon
Melik-Shakhnazaryan made such a prediction at today's press-conference.
He also added that on the eve of the mentioned meeting of the
presidents the leadership and the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group
used to place strong pressure upon the parties to the conflict, the
purpose of which was to lead them to an agreement. This was connected
on one hand with the Kosovo settlement and on the other hand with the
presidential elections in the NKR, Armenia and Azerbaijan. At the same
time the political expert said that over their trips to Armenia and
Azerbaijan the intermediaries made such statements which a specific
audience wanted to hear. But Robert Kocharyan's and Ilham Aliyev's
meeting did not give a result, and Melik-Shakhnazaryan thinks this
circumstance is in favour of the Armenian party. Touching on the
historical aspect, he said that Nagorno-Karabakh autonomous region was
in the border of Azerbaijani Soviet Socialist Republic but has never
been within that. , - he said.
Asked if Armenia needs foreign policy of complementarity, the political
expert replied that for today's Armenia this is the best foreign policy
direction. But the point is how long the countries towards which
Armenia is conducting such a policy will agree to it.
process till 2009
Arminfo
2007-06-11 13:07:00
The active phase on the Karabakh conflict negotiating process finished
by the meeting of the Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents in St.
Petersburg and will not restart till 2009, political expert Levon
Melik-Shakhnazaryan made such a prediction at today's press-conference.
He also added that on the eve of the mentioned meeting of the
presidents the leadership and the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group
used to place strong pressure upon the parties to the conflict, the
purpose of which was to lead them to an agreement. This was connected
on one hand with the Kosovo settlement and on the other hand with the
presidential elections in the NKR, Armenia and Azerbaijan. At the same
time the political expert said that over their trips to Armenia and
Azerbaijan the intermediaries made such statements which a specific
audience wanted to hear. But Robert Kocharyan's and Ilham Aliyev's
meeting did not give a result, and Melik-Shakhnazaryan thinks this
circumstance is in favour of the Armenian party. Touching on the
historical aspect, he said that Nagorno-Karabakh autonomous region was
in the border of Azerbaijani Soviet Socialist Republic but has never
been within that. , - he said.
Asked if Armenia needs foreign policy of complementarity, the political
expert replied that for today's Armenia this is the best foreign policy
direction. But the point is how long the countries towards which
Armenia is conducting such a policy will agree to it.