March 25, 2010 - 15:02 AMT
Principle of non-use of threat and force revealed in Helsinki Final Act Article II
Cause-effect relationships are extremely important for understanding and the settlement of the Karabakh conflict, Ambassador Vladimir Kazimirov wrote in the article "What to use: force or intelligence?" in "Nezavisimaya Gazeta.

According to him, the seizure of territories is a direct consequence of a long-term continuation of hostilities, and not vice versa. "The sooner the sooner the parties pledge to resolve the conflict exclusively through peaceful means, the sooner those lands will be released. Principle of non-use of threat and force is revealed in Helsinki Final Act Article II. In particular, it states: no use or threat of force will be used as a means of settling disputes ... " the diplomat said.

According to Vladimir Kazimirov, Baku's aspiration to extinguish the issue of agreement on nonuse of force as soon as possible is evident. Serzh Sargsyan raised a very serious issue in the settlement of the Karabakh conflict, the issue of security, war and peace, enabling real progress in the conflict resolution. For the world community, it is perhaps the most important. Influential states and international organizations strongly emphasize that there is no alternative to a peaceful solution to this conflict. By the way, everyone remembers Saakashvili's refusal from such agreements with Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and remember the results, Vladimir Kazimirov sad.
 
Vladimir Kazimirov, Ambassador, the first deputy chairman of the Association of Russian diplomats. In 1992-1996 he was the head of the mediatory mission of Russia, the plenipotentiary representative of the RF President on Nagorno-Karabakh.