THE NEW YORK TIMES: THE US AND EUROPE CAN NO LONGER KEEP THE NAGORNO-KARABAKH TALKS ON THE BACK BURNER
APA
June 4 2012
Azerbaijan
Baku. Victoria Dementieva – APA. “The US and Europe can no longer keep
the Nagorno-Karabakh talks on the back burner”, says Denis Corboy
in his article “Calming the Roiling Caucasus” published in The New
York Times.
The article notes that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit to
Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia this week is timely: “The Caucasus
holds risks of confrontation that could affect American and European
interests, and it requires regular and high-level attention”.
The author says that the renewed hostilities are increasingly possible
between Armenia and Azerbaijan: “The Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe seeks a mediated solution, but negotiations are
long stalled. A fragile cease-fire is frequently violated. Russia
arms Armenia and maintains a military base there. Azerbaijan uses
its oil wealth for an arms buildup, and its ally Turkey has closed
the border with Armenia for more than a decade. The Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict could suddenly become unfrozen”.
Denis Corboy notes that in her visit to the region, Secretary Clinton
should spotlight these tensions and offer reassurance that the West
will work actively to prevent confrontation and conflict.
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