ArmInfo.The publication of the six principles for the settlement of Karabakh conflict by outgoing US co-chair of OSCE Minsk Group Richard Hoagland is in no way connected with yesterday's meeting of the Armenian and Russian leaders Serzh Sargsyan and Vladimir Putin and is not conditioned by the crisis in Russian-American relations. This opinion was expressed in the conversation with the correspondent of ArmInfo by the vice speaker of the Armenian parliament, press secretary of the ruling Republican Party Eduard Sharmazanov.
According to the Vice-Speaker's opinion, having voiced these elements, the departing mediator may have wanted to sum up the results of the work done within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group. As for the content of elements, the vice-speaker of the shared position of the Foreign Ministry of Armenia, stressing that there was nothing new in them.
To note, yesterday late in the evening, already departing US Co-Chair of OSCE Minsk Group, Richard Hoagland (who will be replaced by Charge d'Affaires at the US Mission to the International Organizations in Vienna, Andrew Chauffer-editor's notes), published six elements on the settlement of Karabakh conflict. According to the report, taking into account the complex history of the Karabakh conflict sides should in the future to fix its final legal status on the basis of consensus and legally binding expression of will. And before that territory within the administrative borders of the former Nagorno-Karabakh autonomous and not under the control of Baku must obtain a temporary status, which, at a minimum, provides guarantees of security and sovereignty. The "occupied territories" around Nagorno-Karabakh, according to the statement, should be transferred under the control of Baku. There can not be any settlement without taking into account Azerbaijan's sovereignty, the report says. "The power of Azerbaijan over these territories should be restored," the text says. The next item is discussed the creation of a land corridor between Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, which should be "wide enough" for the safe transport, but can not occupy the entire territory of Lachin district. Long-term settlement should ensure the right of all forcibly resettled and refugees to places of early residence, the statement said. And the last point is negotiating the creation of international security guarantees, which includes a long-term settlement. These guarantees, according to the statement, should include peacekeeping operations. "There is no scenario in which the world could be achieved without a well-organized peacekeeping activities, enjoying the confidence of all parties," the statement reads
ArmInfo.Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbnadyan believes that the American co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Richard Hoagland did not say anything new on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement.
ArmInfo.There is nothing new or urgent in the elements announced by the US Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Richard Hoagland to resolve the Karabakh conflict. Armenian Foreign Ministry spokesman Tigran Balayan stated this in a conversation with ArmInfo correspondent. Note that on the eve of late at night, the outgoing US Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, Richard Hoagland (who will be replaced by Charge d'Affaires at the US Mission to the International Organizations in Vienna, Andrew Chauffer), published 6 elements on the settlement of the Karabakh conflict.
ArmInfo.Richard Hoagland, US mediator in OSCE Minsk Group, unveiled the main elements of the Karabakh conflict settlement, the "Voice of America". According to the report, taking into account the complex history of the Karabakh conflict sides should in the future to fix its final legal status on the basis of consensus and legally binding expression of will. And before that territory within the administrative borders of the former Nagorno-Karabakh autonomous and not under the control of Baku must obtain a temporary status, which, at a minimum, provides guarantees of security and sovereignty.