Karabakh Conflict Sides Fail to Fulfill Obligations on Settling Military Incidents
The sides in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict have undertaken to quickly settle all the incidents at the contact line, however they fail to fulfill this obligation, OSCE Minsk Group former Russian Co-chair Vladimir Kazimirov told PanARMENIAN.Net.
"Let's suppose that the implementation of the agreement has uncovered its shortcomings, but there should be political will and protection of lives of the civilians living near the contact line. However the matter was reduced to holding of selective monitorings which cannot secure either direct contacts between the sides or supervision of the contact line. Meanwhile the incidents still claim lives and aggravate tension and distrust between the sides," Kazimirov underscored.
The Russian diplomat remarked that Armenian Defense Minister Serge Sargsyan has publicly announced the readiness to fulfill the obligations undertaken if the Azeri side acts the same way. Karabakh joined the position and reiterated it in May 2006, however Baku keeps silent for years already. "Baku's negative approach was conditioned by the unwillingness to maintain immediate contact with the military of the opposite side, moreover with Nagorno Karabakh a party to the agreement," he said.
To note, the proposals on strengthening the ceasefire were sent by Vladimir Kazimirov to the Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents on February 3, 1995. The consent of the parties was received February 4, 1995 from the Defense Ministers of all the conflicting sides.
"Let's suppose that the implementation of the agreement has uncovered its shortcomings, but there should be political will and protection of lives of the civilians living near the contact line. However the matter was reduced to holding of selective monitorings which cannot secure either direct contacts between the sides or supervision of the contact line. Meanwhile the incidents still claim lives and aggravate tension and distrust between the sides," Kazimirov underscored.
The Russian diplomat remarked that Armenian Defense Minister Serge Sargsyan has publicly announced the readiness to fulfill the obligations undertaken if the Azeri side acts the same way. Karabakh joined the position and reiterated it in May 2006, however Baku keeps silent for years already. "Baku's negative approach was conditioned by the unwillingness to maintain immediate contact with the military of the opposite side, moreover with Nagorno Karabakh a party to the agreement," he said.
To note, the proposals on strengthening the ceasefire were sent by Vladimir Kazimirov to the Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents on February 3, 1995. The consent of the parties was received February 4, 1995 from the Defense Ministers of all the conflicting sides.
