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ARMAN MELIKIAN DOES NOT FEEL SPECIAL OPTIMISM IN KARABAKH PROCESS
PanARMENIAN.Net
24.05.2007 16:51 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Nagorno Karabakh President's Aid for Foreign Policy
Arman Melikian does not feel special optimism in connection with the
possibility of reaching successful results in the negotiation process
on Karabakh. "When we see a concrete result that the Karabakh side
agrees with, then it will be possible to display optimism. Currently
I consider such displays as premature," Melikian underlined.
Touching upon the current stage of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict
settlement process, NKR President's Aid stressed today the Minsk
process has turned into a negotiation between foreign ministers and
presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan. At the same time Melikian again
reminded about the right of Nagorno Karabakh to be a participant in
the negotiation process.
Commenting on OSCE MG Co-Chairs' statement that mediators were not
the cause of excluding representatives of Stepanakert from talks,
anyhow Melikian found a share of guilt for the Co-Chairs, "since they
agreed for such a format of negotiations".
In Arman Melikian's opinion the Co-Chairs began to realize that
Armenian refugees are a serious factor, neglect of which will result
in a deadlock in the settlement issue. "If Armenian refugees agreed
to return Azerbaijan it would be possible to speak about return of
Azeris. If no, it is necessary to think about where these people will
live, where their new homeland will be. From this viewpoint liberated
territories are the most appropriate places," Arman Melikian stated,
IA Regnum reports.
PanARMENIAN.Net
24.05.2007 16:51 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Nagorno Karabakh President's Aid for Foreign Policy
Arman Melikian does not feel special optimism in connection with the
possibility of reaching successful results in the negotiation process
on Karabakh. "When we see a concrete result that the Karabakh side
agrees with, then it will be possible to display optimism. Currently
I consider such displays as premature," Melikian underlined.
Touching upon the current stage of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict
settlement process, NKR President's Aid stressed today the Minsk
process has turned into a negotiation between foreign ministers and
presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan. At the same time Melikian again
reminded about the right of Nagorno Karabakh to be a participant in
the negotiation process.
Commenting on OSCE MG Co-Chairs' statement that mediators were not
the cause of excluding representatives of Stepanakert from talks,
anyhow Melikian found a share of guilt for the Co-Chairs, "since they
agreed for such a format of negotiations".
In Arman Melikian's opinion the Co-Chairs began to realize that
Armenian refugees are a serious factor, neglect of which will result
in a deadlock in the settlement issue. "If Armenian refugees agreed
to return Azerbaijan it would be possible to speak about return of
Azeris. If no, it is necessary to think about where these people will
live, where their new homeland will be. From this viewpoint liberated
territories are the most appropriate places," Arman Melikian stated,
IA Regnum reports.