Armenia never rejects reasonable compromises: the causes of NK conflict must be solved
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YEREVAN, APRIL 4, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian side never rejects reasonable compromises towards the settlement of Nagono Karabakh conflict, but it will make sense to speak about this only when the root cause of the conflict will be solved, said Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan during the meeting with the ambassadors of the OSCE member states in Yerevan.
“I have talked a lot about the fact that in order to resolve any conflict, especially when it relates to the faith of people struggling for their right to self-determination, it is necessary to eliminate the cause of the conflict and only then to proceed to all settlements pertaining to it. The Armenian side, and the Minsk group co-chairs and here sitting ambassadors of different states are well aware of this, never refused from reasonable compromises towards conflict settlement. But it will make sense to speak about this only when the root cause of the conflict will be solved and the Nagorno Karabakh Republic will get rid of the danger of being colonized. No one can force people to live in such a state that does not reflect the aspirations and values of that people”,- said the President.
The UN Security Council adopted four resolutions between April and November, 1993, calling for “effective and permanent” ceasefire, as well as “immediate implementation of the reciprocal and urgent steps” in that direction.
Peace talks between Armenia, Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan have been facilitated by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe since March 1992 within the frameworks of the Minsk Group, Co-chaired by Russia, United States and France since mid-1990s.
Ceasefire agreement between Armenia, Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan, facilitated by Russia's representative to the CSCE/OSCE Minsk Group Vladimir Kazimirov, was signed on May 5, 1994, which had been maintained with only sporadic violations along the Line of Contact and international border till the latest Azerbaijani large scale offensive in the night of April 2, 2016.
Over the last two years Armenia, Nagorno Karabakh, the OSCE Minsk Group co-Chairs and over 80 U.S. Congressmen (Royce-Engel bill) proposed concrete measures to de-escalate situation and establish ceasefire monitoring equipments along the borders. Azerbaijan has been repeatedly rejecting these calls.