VLADIMIR KAZIMIROV: THE ONLY WAY TO SETTLE KARABAKH CONFLICT - TO SOBER UP

PanARMENIAN.Net - There only way to settle Karabakh conflict is to sober up, Russian Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group in 1992-1996 Vladimir Kazimirov said in his interview placed on Yerkir.am website. "What a pity that sobering-up stations for state and political figures have not been invented!" he added. In his words, the system of concessions should be based upon their mutuality and relative steadiness. "Why relative? Because the concessions can be asymmetrical and belong to different fields", the Russian diplomat said. When commenting of the difference between the policies pursued by Heydar Aliyev and Aliyev junior on the Karabakh conflict settlement, Vladimir Kazimirov noted that Heydar Aliyev has more space to maneuver though he did not succeed in realizing his plan in Paris or Key West. For Ilham Aliyev the agreements with the opponents can prove more dangerous that is why he assumed a more tough position on a number of issues. For example he included Nagorno Karabakh in the "seized territories", though it is a party to conflict, V. Kazimirov stressed.