Best variant in the resolution of Nagorno Karabakh is the one offered by the OSCE Minsk Group-Sabine Freizer
'We shouldn’t rely on the Armenian-Turkish process that it can solve
the Nagorno Karabakh conflict', Europe Program Director of the
International Crisis Group Sabine Freizer told bs-kavkaz.org.
She said she positively approached the Armenian-Turkish protocols. 'The
ratification of the protocols would strengthen relations between the
two neighbor countries and assist establishing stability in the region.
If the protocols are not ratified, the process started between Armenia
and Turkey will disappoint both societies. Let’s hope that it will not
take long time because in any case common interests and interests in the
normalization of the relations exceed other factors".
Sabine Freizer noted that after the ratification of the protocols,
Turkey can assure itself of the recognition of its territorial integrity
and Armenia can not raise territorial claims against Turkey. "I believe
that after that Armenians will give up demands to recognize genocide.
Regarding Armenia, the ratification of the protocols will cause the
opening of borders with Turkey and establishing diplomatic relations. It
will bring foreign policy dividends to Armenia. The historic facts will
be discussed at the commission of historians. By settling its relations
with Turkey, Armenia will demonstrate to Armenian diaspora that it can
pursue independent policy not depending on them. In one word, it will be
in favor of both sides".
"But there is another important obstacle – Azerbaijan. Baku is sure
that Turkey closed the borders because of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict
and the borders must not be opened unless Armenia withdraws its troops
from Karabakh. When Turkey started talks with Armenia it thought that it
could hold talks without taking into account the opinion of Baku and
did not expect the Azerbaijani side to reach so strictly. But they
miscalculated. Azerbaijan could influence the Turkish government, the
people and the nationalist forces made Ankara to take into account the
position of Baku in the relations with Yerevan," she said.
Sabine Freizer said Armenia-Turkey relations and resolution of Nagorno Karabakh conflict are two different processes.
'One can not claim that these two processes are not interrelated at
all. But at the same time one should not hope that Armenia-Turkey
process will solve the Karabakh problem. The best variant in the
resolution of Nagorno Karabakh is the one offered by the OSCE Minsk
Group, it envisages granting interim status and security guarantee to
Karabakh. Nagorno Karabakh has been in isolation for long years, it has
relations only with Armenia. Nagorno Karabakh has a government, growing
economy. Therefore, the interim status will enable Nagorno Karabakh to
establish relations with the international community and involve
investments,' she said.
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