AZERI POPULATION DISCONTENT WITH OSCE MG

The population of Azerbaijan is extremely discontent with the activity of the OSCE Minsk Group dealing with the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement. According to a survey conducted by Ray (Opinion) monitoring center, 66 per cent of respondents do not trust the MG, 15 per cent question its objectivity, 19 per cent found difficulty in replying. Asked about further Azerbaijan-MG relationship, 7 per cent preferred “to leave it at that”, 29 per cent found difficulty in replying. 27 per cent offered to change the format of talks, 24 preferred to change the co-chair countries, 12 per cent said that something has to be done because nothing will come of the OSCE MG. 81 per cent assess the MG activities as negative, 63 per cent think that it fails to perform its mission and should be replaced. As to Nagorno Karabakh’s status, 46 per cent offered the outdate, soviet-era status, “in the framework territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, 30 per cent said no particular status should b granted, 16 per cent offered the highest autonomy status within Azerbaijan. 0 per cent agreed to Karabakh’s annexation to Armenia and 0 per cent agreed to recognize Karabakh’s independence. 29 per cent spoke out for resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict by use of force. 65 per cent supported peaceful talks, Zerkalo Baku-based newspaper reports.

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ARSHAK-10 wrote:
During Soviet times Azeris used to call Karapak "Ermenistan" and nobody used to go to live in that far away place. Now they politicized this issue to give themselves a sense of "Nation" since till pre-Soviet times they were a community of tribes. The book "Voske Shghta" describes it all.

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