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“I am very optimist and I think that the conflicting parties can reach agreement by the end of the year.
It is important that leaders of both countries take responsibility for the settlement of the conflict”, said OSCE PA Special Representative for Nagorno Karabakh and the South Caucasian conflicts Goran Lennmarker in his interview with Panarmenian.net, APA reports.He said the settlement opportunities were missed for several times. “There are opportunities for the settlement every time, but how long we are playing for time, it is worse for the people living in Nagorno Karabakh at first. I consider US ambassador to Armenia was not wide of the truth while speaking about the possibility of framework agreement”. Goran Lenmarker said the Nagorno Karabakh Armenian community could join the negotiations in one of the phases. “Armenia is representing the Nagorno Karabakh’s interests in the negotiations now. I hope Azerbaijan and Armenia will reach the agreement, because it is too important. The presidents and foreign ministers of both countries met in Zurich recently. I don’t know the details of the talks, but even their meeting is a positive signal”.
Goran Lennmarker stressed the impossibility of military solution to Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
“We observed military solution to the conflict during developments in South Ossetia in August. The core principles should be based on peaceful solution to the conflict. Both parties, Azerbaijan and Armenia should be coordinated respecting the core principles. And of course, OSCE MG should participate in the process. The settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict will have impact on South Caucasus. The event will be beginning of dialogue between the countries and EU Eastern Partnership Initiative will play an important role within the framework of the context. The countries, which chose the way towards integration into EU, should take step in this direction,” he added.
Lennmarker took stance on Iranian influence on the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
“We should positively approach towards any assistance directed for the solution to the conflict. But we do not have to forget that Iran has own problems with international community. Methinks, if Mohammad Khatami is elected as the President of Iran, it will cause changes in the region. Hatemi is more loyal politician in comparison with current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,” he said.
