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RUSSIAN ANALYST REVEALS WAYS TO RESOLVE NAGORNO KARABAKH CONFLICT
APA, Azerbaijan
Feb 7 2014
[ 07 February 2014 16:51 ]
Vladimir Yevseyev: "There is a high probability of a new war in
Nagorno Karabakh"
Moscow. Farid Akberov - APA. "There is a high probability of a
new war in Nagorno Karabakh," director of the Russian Center for
Socio-Political Studies Russia, analyst on military and political
issues, Vladimir Yevseyev said in his interview with APA's
correspondent.
Commenting on the recent tension on the line of contact of the
Azerbaijani and Armenian troops, the analyst said that military
operations will likely start in the region: "Neither Azerbaijan,
nor Armenia want to settle on a compromise. The activity of the OSCE
Minsk Group, which has been dealing with the resolution of the conflict
for more than 20 years, is unproductive. An attempt made by Ukraine
during its last year's OSCE Chairmanship to contribute to solving
the problem with the help of the United States failed, all this has
led to the escalation of the tension on the contact line of troops."
According to him, first of all, it is needed to create a security
system in the South Caucasus for the resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh
conflict: "I consider that this security system should not be like a
bloc. This system should initially be formed by Russia, Turkey and
Iran. These countries should offer several formats that exclude a
war for the regional countries. In principle, it is possible. Despite
some disagreements between the countries (the Syrian crisis between
Turkey and Iran), which can form the security system in the South
Caucasus, only these countries can prevent the start of a war in
Nagorno Karabakh. On the contrary, the war in Nagorno Karabakh will
be inevitable."
Yevseyev said that the tension on the contact line is mainly caused
by snipers: "Consequently, both sides are suffering losses. Civilians
are killed or wounded, as well. Unless the snipers are withdrawn from
the front line, tension will remain. Those, who are dealing with the
resolution of the conflict, should first of all solve this problem."
To the question "During their visit to the region the co-chairs said
the parties would observe ceasefire during Sochi Olympic Games.
Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry has today issued a statement that
ceasefire was violated on the line of contact, an Azerbaijani
serviceman was killed by an Armenian sniper. How would you comment on
Armenia's breaking the promise given to OSCE Minsk Group co-chaired
by the US, Russia and France?", the analyst said: "Armenia's military
forces in Nagorno Karabakh do not act under the dictation of Yerevan,
or to be more exact, of President Serzh Sargsyan. The Armenian army
deployed in Nagorno Karabakh is in so miserable condition that they
do not obey the center and pass decisions themselves. Can one speak
about ceasefire under these circumstances? It will be difficult to
maintain ceasefire during and after Sochi Olympic Games."
Yevseyev also touched on Russian Foreign Ministry's call on declaration
of Olympic truce. According to the analyst, it is normal for Moscow
to call for Olympic truce. But the conflicting parties are unlikely
to obey it.
"Because the parties wish to revenge. All this complicates Russia's
initiative. I do not believe Russia will be able to make Armenia
observe the ceasefire. I think the situation is very complicated.
Actually, call for truce should not have been made when the Olympic
Games started. Hard work should have been done on it. The parties
should have been called for it at least a month before the Olympic
Games. It is not enough to make this call once. One should work
actively with the conflicting parties. Moscow's Olympic truce call
is nothing but its wish," he said.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
APA, Azerbaijan
Feb 7 2014
[ 07 February 2014 16:51 ]
Vladimir Yevseyev: "There is a high probability of a new war in
Nagorno Karabakh"
Moscow. Farid Akberov - APA. "There is a high probability of a
new war in Nagorno Karabakh," director of the Russian Center for
Socio-Political Studies Russia, analyst on military and political
issues, Vladimir Yevseyev said in his interview with APA's
correspondent.
Commenting on the recent tension on the line of contact of the
Azerbaijani and Armenian troops, the analyst said that military
operations will likely start in the region: "Neither Azerbaijan,
nor Armenia want to settle on a compromise. The activity of the OSCE
Minsk Group, which has been dealing with the resolution of the conflict
for more than 20 years, is unproductive. An attempt made by Ukraine
during its last year's OSCE Chairmanship to contribute to solving
the problem with the help of the United States failed, all this has
led to the escalation of the tension on the contact line of troops."
According to him, first of all, it is needed to create a security
system in the South Caucasus for the resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh
conflict: "I consider that this security system should not be like a
bloc. This system should initially be formed by Russia, Turkey and
Iran. These countries should offer several formats that exclude a
war for the regional countries. In principle, it is possible. Despite
some disagreements between the countries (the Syrian crisis between
Turkey and Iran), which can form the security system in the South
Caucasus, only these countries can prevent the start of a war in
Nagorno Karabakh. On the contrary, the war in Nagorno Karabakh will
be inevitable."
Yevseyev said that the tension on the contact line is mainly caused
by snipers: "Consequently, both sides are suffering losses. Civilians
are killed or wounded, as well. Unless the snipers are withdrawn from
the front line, tension will remain. Those, who are dealing with the
resolution of the conflict, should first of all solve this problem."
To the question "During their visit to the region the co-chairs said
the parties would observe ceasefire during Sochi Olympic Games.
Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry has today issued a statement that
ceasefire was violated on the line of contact, an Azerbaijani
serviceman was killed by an Armenian sniper. How would you comment on
Armenia's breaking the promise given to OSCE Minsk Group co-chaired
by the US, Russia and France?", the analyst said: "Armenia's military
forces in Nagorno Karabakh do not act under the dictation of Yerevan,
or to be more exact, of President Serzh Sargsyan. The Armenian army
deployed in Nagorno Karabakh is in so miserable condition that they
do not obey the center and pass decisions themselves. Can one speak
about ceasefire under these circumstances? It will be difficult to
maintain ceasefire during and after Sochi Olympic Games."
Yevseyev also touched on Russian Foreign Ministry's call on declaration
of Olympic truce. According to the analyst, it is normal for Moscow
to call for Olympic truce. But the conflicting parties are unlikely
to obey it.
"Because the parties wish to revenge. All this complicates Russia's
initiative. I do not believe Russia will be able to make Armenia
observe the ceasefire. I think the situation is very complicated.
Actually, call for truce should not have been made when the Olympic
Games started. Hard work should have been done on it. The parties
should have been called for it at least a month before the Olympic
Games. It is not enough to make this call once. One should work
actively with the conflicting parties. Moscow's Olympic truce call
is nothing but its wish," he said.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress