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    NAGORNO-KARABAKH'S STATUS QUO NOT FOR EVER, EU SPECIAL REP STATES

    News.am
    Nov 2 2009
    Armenia

    Nagorno-Karabakh cannot retain its status quo for ever, Peter
    Semneby, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus stated
    in his interview with the Vremya Novostey (Times of News) newspaper
    (Russia). He added that the Armenian authorities are well aware of
    this fact, and favorable conditions are necessary for them to deal
    with the Nagorno-Karabakh problem as well.

    Under the circumstances, when the Armenian authorities are facing
    numerous problems at a time, the normalization affords them the
    opportunities for focusing on further complicated issues, Semneby
    said. According to him, the improvement of Armenian-Turkish relations
    will create new favorable conditions for settling the Nagorno-Karabakh
    conflict.

    As regards the Armenian and Azerbaijani sides' readiness for
    concessions in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process, Semneby pointed out
    that the Madrid Principles, which became known after the G8 meeting,
    contain rather clear definitions.

    The EU Special Representative stressed that the most serious problems
    are in details, but general principles for both the sides to make
    concessions are clear. The most complicated issues, namely the ones
    related to Nagorno-Karabakh's status, are postponed for an indefinite
    period, Semneby said.

    Responding to a remark that the results of referendum on the status
    of Nagorno-Karabakh may prove unacceptable to official Yerevan,
    Semneby said that the sides have made much progress in discussing
    the mechanisms. He expressed the confidence that further progress is
    possible if favorable conditions are created.

    Addressing the Armenian-Turkish rapprochement, Semneby pointed out
    that he does not expect an explosion inside Armenia.

    According to him, it is mostly the Armenians residing outside Armenia
    that are against the rapprochement, which is a serious problem for
    the Armenian authorities: the Diaspora plays a great role for Armenia
    and shows varied attitudes to the issue. So it is necessary that
    the Diaspora take into account the interests of Armenian residing
    in Armenia.
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