Sides of Nagorno Karabakh conflict "are forced to peace" by OSCE Minsk groupMay 13, 2009 - 17:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - While Georgia was compelled to peace only by Russia, in the case of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Moscow obtained powerful allies: Washington and Paris. Certainly, compelling to peace will happen at a diplomacy level, anticipatory and soft, only through political means. As ambassador Vladimir Kazimirov, Russia's ex-co-chair of MG OSCE writes in the "Vremya Novostey" newspaper, many things depend on the OSCE consistency. "Peaceful operation in Nagorno Karabakh also must envisage, when necessary, the phase of compelling to peace. Peaceful resolution of the conflict is necessitated by the interests of both nations and the world community. Irrespectively of significance of the Moscow declaration, a legally binding document is necessary for peaceful resolution of the conflict. This is required to sober up advocates of force revanche or forestalling by preventive blow. It's worth signing an Agreement on non-use of force within the resolution of the Karabakh conflict. Baku is unlikely to sign that document, but this proposal, as well as deviation from it will cool some hot heads, particularly taking into account the experience of treacherous actions of Sahakashvili," said the Russian diplomat. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |