UNWILLINGNESS TO NEGOTIATE WITH NKR INDICATES AZERBAIJAN’S WEAKNESS
PanARMENIAN.Net
03.03.2009 10:40 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Formidable obstacles should be cleared for soonest
resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, an Armenian expert said.
"During a 2-day visit to Stepanakert, OSCE MG Russian Co-chair Yuri
Merzlyakov was quite right to say that atmosphere of trust should be
created for resolution of the conflict," Ruben Zargaryan, adviser
to the NKR Minister of Foreign Affairs, said in a piece of opinion
obtained by PanARMENIAN.Net.
"Although NKR is mentioned in the international documents as a party
to conflict, statements on necessity to re-engage Nagorno Karabakh
in the process dash against Azerbaijan’s destructive opposition,"
he said, adding that unwillingness to negotiate with NKR indicates
Azerbaijan’s weakness.
He also emphasized that any agreement which fails to take into account
the reasons of the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict will be short-lived.
"Baku’s position bases on ungrounded territorial claims. Azerbaijan
plans to capture entire Nagorno Karabakh after the liberated
territories are returned," Zargaryan said.
"Meanwhile, recognition of NKR should be the starting point in
talks. This will help overcome the consequences of the conflict,"
he added.
Another obstacle to resolution of the conflict is the myth about
Armenia’s weakness disseminated by Azerbaijan, according to Zargaryan.
"In an attempt to convince the international community and its own
people that Armenia is too weak and will have to make unilateral
concession, Azerbaijan at the same time grossly exaggerates the amount
of its oil and gas resources," he concluded.