“I am not informed of any serious discrepancies between the OSCE MG Co-chairs as regards the Karabakh settlement. I even envy their patience and mutual understanding in search for a principal basis for the conflict resolution,” OSCE MG Russian Co-chair in 1994-1996, Amb. Vladimir Kazimirov told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter when commenting on the latest statement by head of foreign relations department at the presidential administration Novruz Mammadov, who accused the OSCE Minsk Group in “a wrong approach to the conflict settlement.”
He said it’s quite natural that the co-chair states differ in approaches. “The closest collaboration on Karabakh doesn’t lead to commonality of positions, for example on Kosovo or mounting of anti-aircraft defense in Eastern Europe. The more the parties divert from the core (some seek activation of the GUAM in the UN General Assembly) the less should we surprise at various approaches of the co-chair states. Russia was against inclusion of the issue, The U.S. supported the idea, France abstained. Nevertheless, the Co-chairs contrived to issue a joint position. Thus, those who anchored hopes with possible controversies should sober up,” the Russian diplomat said.
Vladimir Kazimirov expressed surprise at demands for proposals. Those who urge new proposals had better count how many were submitted during recent 16 years and who used to reject them. It’s not an endless conveyor but combinations of existing component. The parties should learn to make concessions and assume responsibility for it instead of proclaiming “never, never,” he underscored.
