Thursday, August 24 2017 14:46

ArmInfo.The statement of American co-chair of OSCE Minsk Group Richard Hoagland about the six points of the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict is not an ultimatum, press secretary of NKR president David Babayan said.

"Thus, we will not be pressured to adopt this package. This document  is not an ultimatum or pressure. This is the US vision for the  Karabakh settlement. And in this vision there are two key points -  the peaceful settlement of the Karabakh conflict and the fact that  the US does not see Artsakh as part of Azerbaijan, "Babayan stated in  a conversation with ArmInfo correspondent. At the same time, he  stressed that there is no return to the past, since Artsakh within  the borders of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region (as stated in  the elements promulgated by Hoagland) will become "cannon fodder",  and Azerbaijan will not resist the temptation of a forceful  settlement, since Baku Never concealed that he sees only one way to  resolve the conflict - the restoration of the so-called territorial  integrity of Azerbaijan. "Official Baku repeatedly stressed that  there is no second Armenian state," Babayan reminded.

At the same time, the official representative of the head of the NKR  recalled that Stepanakert had repeatedly stated the need to restore a  full-fledged format of negotiations. According to him, Artsakh should  be involved in all stages of the negotiations, otherwise it will be  impossible to achieve a full-fledged settlement. "Secondly, we have  always said that the conflict must be resolved in a package way,  rather than distorted-substantive as Azerbaijan insists. If Baku is  for a step-by-step solution to the conflict, then at the first stage  there should be recognition of Nagorno-Karabakh, another option  cannot be considered, "Babayan said. And in this context, he added  that Hoagland's proposals are one of the theoretical ways of settling  the conflict, but this does not mean that the work will be stopped -  the process will be continued in search of a mutually acceptable  solution.

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.