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THE MOMENT OF MAKING SERIOUS

March 04,2006 00:00

Political circles
interpret Robert Kocharian’s declarations on the NK conflict settlement."National
Unity" party leader Artashes Geghamian doubted in first that Robert Kocharian
contradicted himself during the same interview. On the one hand he said that the
Kosovo version was adoptable in case of the NK conflict on the other hand he denied
it. "Because it is known that both the former and current authorities of
Albania have never recognized the independence of Kosovo. And more Turkey itself
hasn’t recognized the independence of North Cyprus /Azerbaijan only did more damaging
the North Cyprus/. In that circumstance when the NK conflict settlement is under
protection of the OSCE Minsk Group and when the problem has been discussed in
the UN Security Council for four times he could make such a declaration but it
must be made before what Levon Ter-Petrosian did by his analytic article. The
person was so sincere that he expressed his position the people and he was expecting
that the people would take a decision. It was an honest step it’s another problem
that people didn’t adopt it. I think that Robert Kocharian will express his opinion
in an article and will substantiate what made him express his personal opinion
and not the people’s. Neither the NA nor Robert Kocharian has the right of taking
decisions without people. People must decide it because they will fight and not
the authority which constructs different buildings in different countries."
Was Robert Kocharian’s declaration an answer to the military declarations of the
Azerbaijani part or does it mean a preparation of the war. Mr. Geghamian answered
to this question; "I have another standpoint, it was the answer of a panic-stricken
person."New Times" leader Aram Karapetian is sure "it’s rather
difficult situation on Karabakh conflict. It’s obvious that the problem needs
in its settlement and the preparing settlement isn’t pro-Armenian at all".
At the same time he expressed an opinion that two important circumstances in the
president’s declaration can be very worrying; "First of all, whether diplomatic
sources of the conflict settlement have been expired if we have started speaking
of the possibility of the war. I don’t think that it is so. The second, I don’t
think that the NK recognition can be considered as a playing card. It could be
our last step if we have finally decided that diplomatic possibilities have been
expired. There are difficulties because the RA authorities have faced to deadlock.
Perhaps they have given so many promises outside and all states of the world have
closed their eyes beyond development inside Armenia that it will be too difficult
for the RA authority to go out from that intricate situation. The time of becoming
serious and finding ways has come. If that way considers that the RA authorities
must refuse of their authority they must do it because they shouldn’t make fetish
keeping their own authority."The ANM administration member Hovhannes
Igitian affirmed the famous position of "formers"; "NK and Azerbaijan
as the main parts must negotiate and Armenia must be the guarantor of the NK security
and its interests. The format of those negotiations, which exists today- Armenia-Azerbaijan,
leads to tension. Last declarations of both Azerbaijani and Armenian parties are
the result of that wrong format. I don’t think that Robert Kocharian’s this declaration
settle the NK conflict. I think just the opposite. We adopt the strategy of Azerbaijan,
which leads to tension helping Azerbaijan at the same time. This declaration proves
the interpretation spread by Azerbaijan according to which Armenia is the main
party of negotiations and it is an aggressor and occupant. I don’t think that
Armenia must make an aggressive declaration. Armenia must simply answer that it
will assist Nagorno Karabakh with all its resources, that’s all".Naira
Mamikonian

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