ICG: absence of political will hamper Karabakh resolution

PanARMENIAN.Net - "Parties to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict publicly announce agreement with the settlement concept. However, absence of political will hampers the process and gives birth to cynicism," said Sabine Freizer, the International Crisis Group Director of the Europe Program.



"Unfortunately, the sides failed to come to an agreement even after the Co-chairs handed them a package of proposals in Madrid. Apparently, they do not eye the problem as urgent," she noted.



"The principle of nations' right to self-determination and that of territorial integrity are the key postulates of the Helsinki Final Act and international law. However, these two principles often collide and cause conflicts like the one in Nagorno Karabakh. As for me, the right of refugees and displaced persons to return to their homes is not a less important principle," Ms. Freizer said, Day.az reports.