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    EX-FOREIGN MINISTER OF ARMENIA:THE MOSCOW DECLARATION FAILS TO AFFIRM NON-USE OF FORCE

    armradio.am
    17.11.2008 12:33

    Ex-ForeignMinister of Armenia, President of Civilitas foundation
    Vartan Oskanian gave an interview to Azerbaijani Day.Az agency. .

    Asked to comment on the Moscow Declaration signed by the Presidents
    of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia, Vartan Oskanian stated: "I don't
    think this document will add anything to the process. It does not go
    beyond generalities. But for someone who can read between the lines,
    it is very telling. First, in my view, given the Russian mediation and
    what transpired in Georgia, this document was to affirm the commitment
    of all involved parties to non-use of force, but it does not. Second,
    given the vague and indirect reference to Madrid principles, it is
    clear that the long existing differences between the parties have
    become even deeper. Third, Azerbaijan remains fixated on non-Minsk
    process documents advancing a one-sided solution, which are contrary to
    the letter and spirit of the very document that the parties seemingly
    remain committed to."

    Why is Moscow decided to undertake the resolution of the Karabakh
    conflict at this moment? Which dividends does Russia hope to take from
    its mediation mission? In response to the question, the ex-Foreign
    Minister said: "It is not unusual that a president of a Minsk Group
    co-chair country intermittently takes such initiative. Preside nt
    Chirac of France has done it before, President Putin on few occasions,
    even President Bush has done it right after Key West meeting. Today
    the context and the circumstances under which this meeting has taken
    are, of course, different. Russia clearly would like to demonstrate
    its leadership in the region and rebuff the criticism leveled against
    her for recognizing South Ossetia and Abkhazia."

    Asked whether it is possible that the Kremlin puts pressure on
    Yerevan for the latter to make concessions in the Karabakh issue and
    if yes, will Serzh Sargsyan be able to persuade Karabakh Armenians
    to make concessions in this conflict, Vartan Oskanian responded:
    "I am not in the inner circles of decision making and cannot say
    whether there is pressure or not. In the past there has not been
    any pressure from anyone. But again the situation in the region
    and the world is different today. However, Armenia's president's
    options are limited. As far as I sense our public's sentiments, we
    have already pushed that to the limit in the Madrid document for the
    sake of reaching a peaceful solution. I really don't see how anyone
    can sign a document in which Karabagh people's unequivocal right to
    self-determination, its integral link to Armenia and security are
    not guaranteed."
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