Madrid Proposals for Nagorno-Karabakh Settlement not Thought-Out
11.06.2008,
23:38
The Madrid proposals for the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process are not well thought-out, stated Sergey Markedonov, Head of the International Relations Department, Institute of Political and Military Analysis.
YEREVAN, June 11. /ARKA/. The Madrid proposals for the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process are not well thought-out, stated Sergey Markedonov, Head of the International Relations Department, Institute of Political and Military Analysis.
Last November, in Madrid, Spain, The Co-Chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group submitted fundamental principles of a peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to the Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents. The Co-Chairmen believe the Madrid proposals to be fair and balanced.
“The Madrid proposals contain very many `raw’ points, too many issues are not properly worked up,” Markedonov stated during a Moscow-Yerevan-Baku space bridge.
The political scientist pointed out that now he has more questions concerning the proposals submitted at last year’s summit than ready answers.
“So we cannot say that they can serve as a basis for settlement. It is only the public demand for this peace and compromise that can be such a basis,” Markedonov.
Chairman of the National-Democratic Party of Armenia Shavarsah Kocharyan pointed out that, whether as part of the Prague process or the Minsk documents, it is only the sides’ viewpoints that are presented each time.
“This is our problem, and I cannot see any progress. The most important thing is that there is a document that serves as a basis for negotiations. However, as long as the sides’ positions remain unchanged, I do not think that any serious positive changes may take place,” Sh. Kocharyan said.
Since 1992, negotiations for a peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict have been held within the OSCE Minsk Group co-chaired by the USA, Russia and France. –0—
Last November, in Madrid, Spain, The Co-Chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group submitted fundamental principles of a peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to the Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents. The Co-Chairmen believe the Madrid proposals to be fair and balanced.
“The Madrid proposals contain very many `raw’ points, too many issues are not properly worked up,” Markedonov stated during a Moscow-Yerevan-Baku space bridge.
The political scientist pointed out that now he has more questions concerning the proposals submitted at last year’s summit than ready answers.
“So we cannot say that they can serve as a basis for settlement. It is only the public demand for this peace and compromise that can be such a basis,” Markedonov.
Chairman of the National-Democratic Party of Armenia Shavarsah Kocharyan pointed out that, whether as part of the Prague process or the Minsk documents, it is only the sides’ viewpoints that are presented each time.
“This is our problem, and I cannot see any progress. The most important thing is that there is a document that serves as a basis for negotiations. However, as long as the sides’ positions remain unchanged, I do not think that any serious positive changes may take place,” Sh. Kocharyan said.
Since 1992, negotiations for a peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict have been held within the OSCE Minsk Group co-chaired by the USA, Russia and France. –0—
