Russian Co-Chair Of OSCE MG Disproves The Words About ‘Existence Of

RUSSIAN CO-CHAIR OF OSCE MG DISPROVES THE WORDS ABOUT ‘EXISTENCE OF THE PRESSURE LEVERS UPON ARMENIA’ ASCRIBED TO HIM

ArmInfo
2009-04-03 12:23:00

ArmInfo. Russian co-chair of OSCE MG Yuri Merzlyakov has disproved
the words ascribed to him by Bakililar and Trend that ‘Armenia cannot
stop negotiating and there still remain the pressure levers upon it’.

Asked by Arminfo correspondent about credibility of the words ascribed
to him, Yuri Merzlyakov replied: ‘This is absolutely wrong. I want
to say officially that I did not say these words. The context was
absolutely different. The point was about affecting of the expected
normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations the Karabakh conflict
settlement process, and I said that the co-chairs suppose it will
promote the settlement process.

There was a question – but in that case they (Armenians) can leave
the negotiating process. I replied it cannot happen’.

Asked if the word "levers" was used by the Russian co-chair, Merzlyakov
explained: ‘A correspondent asked – "they can leave the process and
we shall not have the levers of pressure". But I did not say that’.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS