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15 September 2006 - 12:06 AMT

Does Technical Plan of Deployment of Peacekeepers in Karabakh Already Exist?

The project on deployment of peacekeepers in the zone of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict is practically ready. The contingent will include representatives of EU armed forces, the Echo newspaper writes. In the words of Finnish Ambassador to South Caucasus states Terhi Hakala, the opportunity of present of an initial plan of deployment is not ruled out. «Speaking of it is hard, as there is no political decision,» she noted.

In his turn Azeri political scientist and head of public forum Eldar Namazov believes that serious discussion of the issue of deployment of peacekeepers is premature today. «Deployment of the troops is expected only after Azerbaijan and Armenia sign a peace agreement. The technical plan of deployment was already worked out in 90s of the past century. As the front line has not changed much since then, it can be assumed that the technical plan exists since that time,» he stated.

At the same time Chief of the Press and PR Department of the Azeri MFA Tahir Tagizade noted that even if such plan exists today, we know nothing of it.