October 10, 2006 - 15:22 AMT
Baku Misunderstands Armenia Policy Aimed at Compromise
Baku misunderstands Armenia's policy aimed at compromise, viewing it as display of weakness, Armenian Vice-Speaker Vahan Hovhannisyan stated at a news conference in Yerevan. In his words, the increasing impudence of Azerbaijan in the Nagorno Karabakh settlement is conditioned exactly by that. The Vice-Speaker cited President Kocharian's comment on GUAM initiative on "frozen" conflicts, saying, "Each vote means efforts of the parties to mobilize votes, however it does not lead to a solution of the conflict, but increase of the folder, accumulation of favorable and unfavorable resolutions. This is not a solution to the conflict, but its continuation from these tribunes," meaning the UN. Hovhannisyan underscored that he fully agrees with the state leader and noted that Azerbaijan «does not realize the meaning of «mutual» in «mutual concessions» wording. «This situation will be a cold shower for Baku,» the Armenian Vice-Speaker said.