The Karabakh conflict has no military resolution. Azerbaijani waged the war and lost it, this time the story will repeat, Armenia Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian stated at a joint press conference with EU Envoy for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby. In his words, the Nagorno Karabakh conflict should be settled peacefully. “If the Azerbaijani government demonstrates political will the negotiation process can advance within next several months,” he remarked.
For his part Peter Semneby noted that during his visit to Azerbaijan he has many times said he “dislikes the statements on readiness for a war.” “Any attempt to settle the problem by force is pregnant with negative consequences for all the parties to conflict and for the whole region,” the diplomat underscored.
Peter Semneby reiterated that Azerbaijan has made a hazardous step by stating of the readiness to settle the Nagorno Karabakh conflict by force. At the same time he noted that protraction of the conflict will result in Armenia’s complete isolation what will impede the economy development.
According to Vartan Oskanian, neither of the sides benefits from the protraction of the process. The Minister considers that the negotiations should be continued even after the failure of the Rambouillet talks. “Everything depends on the outcomes of Azerbaijani FM Elmar Mammadyarov’s visit to the U.S. His meetings in the State Department will determine the date of our meeting. Bit it’s premature to speak of the rendezvous of the Presidents yet,” he said.
