Comments on: Nagorno Karabakh: Peace Deal Still Distant http://blog.oneworld.am/2008/11/18/nagorno-karabakh-elusive-peace-deal-still-distant/ News, Photography, Blogs & Analysis Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:21:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Onnik http://blog.oneworld.am/2008/11/18/nagorno-karabakh-elusive-peace-deal-still-distant/#comment-9770 Onnik Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:04:30 +0000 http://blog.oneworld.am/2008/11/18/nagorno-karabakh-elusive-peace-deal-still-distant/#comment-9770 From RFE/RL: <blockquote>In an interview with RFE/RL’s Armenian Service, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Bryza said there was no need to force the process to accelerate. “The process is moving at its own momentum thanks to the fact that Presidents Ilham Aliev [of Azerbaijan] and Serzh Sarkisian [of Armenia] seem to have developed some sort of personal chemistry and mutual respect, and maybe even the beginning of trust for each other,” he added. [...] According to Bryza, “any agreement that will ever be reached between the sides has to have elements of both fundamental principles included, and in a way acceptable to both sides.” [...] A referendum of self-determination at some future date in Nagorno-Karabakh appears to be a key element of the proposal. According to Bryza, however, all important issues related to such a referendum, including the way it is organized, its timing and participants, are “still under negotiation.”</blockquote> http://www.armenialiberty.org/armeniareport/report/en/2008/11/3E7CAE81-A56F-464E-BAF4-38D251F1890E.ASP Meanwhile, the opposition continues to consider any possible Karabakh solution as a political issue more to do with their own ambitions. <blockquote>A senior representative of Armenia’s opposition on Tuesday announced that the member parties of the opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) had received invitations from President Serzh Sarkisian to attend a discussion focusing on the Karabakh settlement later this week. Levon Zurabian said the parties making up the opposition alliance are free either to accept or decline the invitation to the event scheduled for Thursday. [...] Aram Sarkisian, the leader of the Hanrapetutyun party, told RFE/RL that he can’t accept an invitation from a person who accuses him of “attempting to usurp power”. [...] The Liberal Party, another member of the HAK, is also set to ignore the invitation. </blockquote> http://www.armenialiberty.org/armeniareport/report/en/2008/11/5E9CAD56-A973-4FD7-8A4D-A1C1835682A6.ASP Ironically, many people consider Aram Sargsyan's late brother, Vazgen, as the main person responsible for bringing Kocharian to power and preventing a possibility for peace in 1997/8. Unfortunately, while saying they want to engage in discussion and debate about the Karabakh negotiations with disclosure of the details of what is being said, when given the opportunity they instead refuse. This is typical of the kind of infantile politics that has defined Armenia since independence. From RFE/RL:

In an interview with RFE/RL’s Armenian Service, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Bryza said there was no need to force the process to accelerate.

“The process is moving at its own momentum thanks to the fact that Presidents Ilham Aliev [of Azerbaijan] and Serzh Sarkisian [of Armenia] seem to have developed some sort of personal chemistry and mutual respect, and maybe even the beginning of trust for each other,” he added.

[…]

According to Bryza, “any agreement that will ever be reached between the sides has to have elements of both fundamental principles included, and in a way acceptable to both sides.”

[…]

A referendum of self-determination at some future date in Nagorno-Karabakh appears to be a key element of the proposal.

According to Bryza, however, all important issues related to such a referendum, including the way it is organized, its timing and participants, are “still under negotiation.”

http://www.armenialiberty.org/armeniareport/report/en/2008/11/3E7CAE81-A56F-464E-BAF4-38D251F1890E.ASP

Meanwhile, the opposition continues to consider any possible Karabakh solution as a political issue more to do with their own ambitions.

A senior representative of Armenia’s opposition on Tuesday announced that the member parties of the opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) had received invitations from President Serzh Sarkisian to attend a discussion focusing on the Karabakh settlement later this week.

Levon Zurabian said the parties making up the opposition alliance are free either to accept or decline the invitation to the event scheduled for Thursday.

[…]

Aram Sarkisian, the leader of the Hanrapetutyun party, told RFE/RL that he can’t accept an invitation from a person who accuses him of “attempting to usurp power”.

[…]

The Liberal Party, another member of the HAK, is also set to ignore the invitation.

http://www.armenialiberty.org/armeniareport/report/en/2008/11/5E9CAD56-A973-4FD7-8A4D-A1C1835682A6.ASP

Ironically, many people consider Aram Sargsyan’s late brother, Vazgen, as the main person responsible for bringing Kocharian to power and preventing a possibility for peace in 1997/8.

Unfortunately, while saying they want to engage in discussion and debate about the Karabakh negotiations with disclosure of the details of what is being said, when given the opportunity they instead refuse.

This is typical of the kind of infantile politics that has defined Armenia since independence.

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