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14 April 2008 - 09:14 AMT

Karabakh can be example of armistice maintenance

Armistice in the territory of all frozen conflicts should be maintained as it’s done in Nagorno Karabakh, without interference of peacekeepers, a Georgian political scientist said.

“Armenians and Azerbaijanis managed to come to terms. If they can preserve armistice, Georgians and Abkhazians should do the same. However, it will be possible only if Russian peacekeepers are withdrawn,” Georgia’s Republican Party member Paata Zakareishvili told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.

“Presence of Russian peacekeepers and supposed arrival of Ukrainian forces is offensive for Georgians and Abkhazians. We can arrive at an agreement ourselves. True, no breakthrough is expected in the near future but changes are likely after the May 21 parliamentary elections,” he said.

“The Nagorno Karabakh and the Georgian-Abkhazian conflicts are similar because neither of the parties wants to compromise,” the Georgian expert said.