HOVHANNISIAN: DECLARATION STATES MINSK GROUP IS MAIN PLACE FOR SETTLING CONFLICT
Vahan Hovhannisian, a member of the ARF Bureau and the leader of ARF faction in parliament, says that the declaration signed by the Armenian, Azerbaijani and Russian presidents contains positive trends but it also has points that raise concerns.
"We see the declaration signed by the three presidents positive in general," Hovhannsian said. He said that the declaration states that the conflict should be settled by peaceful means.
"During my presidential campaign, I kept saying that the most important factor in the Armenian-Azerbaijani relations would be an agreement of not attacking each other which could help discussing the problems in a normal environment," Hovhannisian said.
The other key thing, which is stated in at least two points, is that the OSCE Minsk Group is deemed as the main place where the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict should be settled. He pointed to one more point, which says that any settlement should be guaranteed internationally. "If NKR, before reaching the final independence, is granted an interim status, then this status is guaranteed internationally, which means that Azerbaijan will not change its mind in the midst of a process," Hovhannisian said.
As for the points that raise concerns, Hovhannisian said that he refers to the Madrid principles. The ARF has serious concerns in this regard. Any territorial concession is unacceptable to the ARFT especially that there is no real concession from Azerbaijan.
The second concern is that the declaration contains a point, according to which, the peaceful settlement allows for developing economic and other relations. "This point is rather an Aliyev approach which means that no economic and other relations are possible until the settlement," he said.
He also said that it is concerning that Nagorno-Karabakh is not involved in the talks as a party but also expressed hope that the Maindorf document gives such hope.
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