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    ARMENIAN OPPOSITION LEADER SAYS KARABAKH MIGHT BECOME PART OF IRANIAN ISSUE

    Arminfo
    2 May 06

    Yerevan, 2 May: "I have to say with regret that the Karabakh issue is
    becoming part of the Iranian dossier," the leader of the opposition
    Armenian Liberal Progressive Party [ALPP], Ovanes Ovanesyan, said at
    the Ayli discussion club today, commenting on US co-chairman of the
    OSCE Minsk Group Steven Mann's statement that the year 2006 will see
    a breakthrough in the settlement of the Nagornyy Karabakh conflict.

    The USA for the first time holds negotiations on the settlement of
    the Nagornyy Karabakh conflict unilaterally, and the Iranian dossier
    gave a significant impetus to the efforts of the US State Department,
    Ovanesyan said. The ALPP leader believes that the Islamic Republic
    of Iran is posing a serious threat to the entire world.

    At the same time, he said that linking the Iranian dossier with
    the Karabakh problem was unfavourable for Armenia because it would
    lead to the strengthening of Baku's positions. "The USA intends to
    organize energy transit from Central Asia via Azerbaijan, which is why
    [Azerbaijani President] Ilham Aliyev will be given the status of a
    global politician," Ovanesyan said.

    Asked by an Arminfo correspondent whether this meant suspension of
    the West's support for democratization in Azerbaijan, Ovanesyan said:
    "The USA will be strengthening Azerbaijan's positions in the world
    and at the same time, will continue funding democracy in Azerbaijan -
    the two do not contradict each other."

    The opposition leader said that the Armenian authorities should make
    every effort "to prevent the Karabakh problem from becoming part of
    the Iranian dossier". He accused Yerevan of inaction but did not
    specify what measures the ALPP suggested to prevent "the Karabakh
    problem from becoming part of the Iranian dossier".
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