WESTERN COMMUNITY REALIZES FOR THE FIRST TIME 16 YEARS LATER WHICH PROBLEMS OF UNIVERSAL IMPORTANCE IT CREATED FOR ITSELF: EXPERT
ArmInfo
2010-05-14 13:28:00
ArmInfo. "The military rhetoric of Azerbaijan has become a serious
subject for discussion, however, we must finally understand
why Azerbaijan resorts to threats. Why it permanently threats in
parallel with participation in negotiations?" As ArmInfo’s special
correspondent in Stepanakert reports, Senior Analyst of the Armenian
Center for National and international Studies (ACNIS) Manvel Sargsyan
said during a Roundtable on a topic "Karabakh settlement. Legal and
Political Aspects" dedicated to the 16th anniversary of armistice
establishment in Azerbaijani- Karabakh conflict zone.
"Quite many stereotypes appeared over 16 years, for example, on a
possibility of compromises, although 16 years have shown the contrary.
However, many still claim that it is possible and there is no
other way, and if we say that it is not so, we should say it very
convincingly. Otherwise, they give us a "compromise" version like
Madrid principles and claim that it has no alternative, that anyone
who does not agree with it, is not constructive, not conscious and
supports war, etc. After the events of 2008, when the Western world
recognized Kosovo’s independence, and Russia and several countries
recognized Abkhazia and South Ossetia, I came to the conclusion that
the whole world started doubting of a possibility to solve any issues
based on compromises", the expert said.
According to him, the Karabakh party should more clearly express its
stances. "All of us understand that what is proposed by mediators is
currently unacceptable for us. These "Madrid principles" are discussed
without us, we say they are unacceptable, however, we have no impact on
this process. To this day, it seemed to us that we express our stance,
however, if there is no result, it means that we do it in a wrong way",
M. Sarkisyan said.
Speaking about the world community’s responsibility in the situation
in the South Caucasus region, the expert said the world centers
ignored the new reality created after the USSR collapse and, guide
just by political approaches, we selectively recognized ones and
ignored others.
"The results of such recognition are much discussed today. 16 years
later, the western community realizes for the first time which problems
of universal importance it created for itself. It understood that
trampling upon the international law for the political conjuncture,
it stroke a blow not only at the international law, but also created
a threat to the whole world", the expert said. According to him,
presently the NKR has all the grounds to address the world community
saying the independence of Azerbaijan is illegal in accordance with
the laws it accepted, and this country was recognized illegally. "The
world community is responsible for illegal recognition and for other
numerous illegalities".