Baku seeking alternative to peaceful settlement of Karabakh conflict?October 3, 2012 - 19:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs, who have for decades monopolized the Karabakh conflict settlement talks, brought the possibility of a new war in Karabakh closer, an Azeri MP said. “The failure of negotiations signals the start of a new stage in the development of the conflict. If before, the co-chairs managed to persuade Azerbaijanis that a diplomatic struggle was in progress, at present, Baku is faced with the necessity to seek alternatives to peaceful settlement of the conflict,” Vesti.az cited Zahid Oruc as saying. As Oruc noted, OSCE Minsk Group fulfills no actual function, at the same time preventing the involvement of other candidates for Karabakh conflict mediation. “According to deputy foreign minister Araz Azimov, Azerbaijan is taking steps to alter the situation in its favor. One can only guess if the steps include separate talks with Russia, military and political involvement of Turkey or military campaign plans,” he noted. Azeri side has repeatedly undermined negotiations for peaceful settlement of Karabakh conflict, ignoring international mediators’ calls to withdraw snipers from the frontline, investigate incidents at contact line, continuing attacks on the border with Armenia and Karabakh. Recent release of Ramil Safarov convicted for axe-murdering an Armenian officer in Hungary came as a major provocation on Baku’s side. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |