Tuesday, March 10 2020 16:24

ArmInfo.The situation in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, to put it mildly, is not simple.

According to "Moscow-Baku", such an opinion was expressed by Russia's  Permanent Representative to the OSCE Alexander Lukashevich, answering  a question regarding the situation in the Nagorno-Karabakh  settlement, as well as the possibility of making concrete decisions  on the Karabakh process in the near future.

"Regarding the trends that we observe after the meeting of the  foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia, it's difficult for me to  speak. The issue is complex, multifaceted; the "troika" of the Minsk  Group co-chairs, is substantively engaged in it, they visit the  region, and report to the current chairmanship . We expect in the  near future the arrival of the co-chairs (to Vienna - ed.) to inform  the participants of the Minsk Group, where some results will be  summarized.

Of course, the situation is not simple, to put it mildly, but there  are no major relapses, the armed actions are over. And, in my  opinion, I can judge this by the discussions in the Permanent  Council, the Controversy between the conflicting parties has been  lessened. It seems to me that the parties will strive to use further  opportunities to create conditions for serious discussions on the  parameters of a political settlement. I would also orient you towards  the agreed statements of the troika of the co-chairs of the OSCE  Minsk Group, which enjoy the support of all 57 participating states,  "Lukashevich said.

Answering the question of whether the Helsinki Final Act, which will  be 45 years old this year, can be considered a really valid and  effective document (including for the Karabakh settlement),  Lukashevich answered:

"As for the Helsinki Final Act, it concerns all conflict situations.  Another thing is that some countries, of course, prefer to  selectively look at this fundamental document, pulling out separate  principles from there, which our colleagues also commit, I would like  to draw attention here to the fact that the representative of the  United States selectively uses in his statements with special zeal. I  do not want to create additional advertising now for Mr. Gilmore (US  Permanent Representative to the OSCE - approx. Ed.). The selectivity  with which he approaches the citation of certain principles of the  Helsinki Final Act suggests that, of course, many states use this  fundamental document in their political interests, which assumes the  integrity of all ten principles and related decisions that were  adopted in 1975 and developed further in the decisions of our  organization. "

Pointing to the ineffective application of the above document,  Lukashevich advised that Russia would be in favor of marking the 45th  anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act with at least the declarative  statement of all 57 OSCE countries that "the act remains a single  indivisible document that defines the present and future of our  organization "

At the same time, Lukashevich pointed out that "today the OSCE lives  in the spirit of increasing confrontation and dividing the  participating states into those who are faithful and continue to  believe in the Helsinki Final Act as a fundamental document that  governs the activities of this organization along with other  decisions taken, and those who are slowly abandoning the path that  was planned 45 years ago, for which, in fact, the organization was  created - in order to maintain security and cooperation between  states on an equal footing on an equal basis, to ensure an area of  equal and indivisible security for all. This thesis then wandered  from declaration to declaration, starting with the Charter of Paris,  which clearly stated that all participating States have the right to  equal security. And the zone in which our organization operates after  the Astana Summit in 2020, it has undergone serious development,  setting a large-scale task of forming a security community in Europe,  the Euro-Atlantic area, and Eurasia.  This whole situation on the eve  of the anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act worries us. Because the  principles and norms of the organization's activity, the activities  of states within its framework are seriously stalled. The  organization's potential sank drastically, diplomatically and to say  the least.  Addressing these alarming trends is a major concern. "