NYT/IHT Article on NK Settlement
Generally I don’t cover every article that comes up about an NK settlement, but C.J. Chivers at the New York Times has written an excellent summary of the situation and prospects for the Kocharyan-Aliyev meeting next weekend in France.
Highlights:
- All this week OSCE reps are meeting with leaders in both Armenia and Azerbaijan.
- “several diplomats said there was potential for agreement.”
- “Several people familiar with the talks, however, said a document summarizing the core issues has become the basis for proposing a two-stage process: first an agreement in principle, then work on details.”
- www.hetq.am was cited by the New York Times! Yay!
It is tough for me to think about a solution right now, as I am writing a paper on the legal issues surrounding a settlement. Thinking about things actually starting to get settled is really strange when all I’ve been doing lately is reading reports about stumbling blocks. As such, I’m not going to get my hopes up, but it does sound like things have been pretty positive as of late. We can only hope for the best and that both sides are ready to talk, compromise and negotiate.
“For Azerbaijan, a central issue is territorial integrity, and restoration of control over a region within its internationally recognized borders.
“We stand for the reintegration of the Nagorno-Karabakh region, while Armenia wants to disintegrate Nagorno-Karabakh from Azerbaijan,” Araz Azimov, the Azeri deputy foreign minister, said in a telephone interview. “Azerbaijan understands that all territory should be returned.”
For Armenia a central issue has been the status of Nagorno-Karabakh, which it maintains is historically Armenian. The region’s fate and political affiliation should be determined by its inhabitants, the Armenians say. “That is the core issue - because of that the conflict erupted,” Vartan Oskanian, the Armenian foreign minister, said by telephone from Yerevan.”
where do you see any prospects of agreement here? the article is written with ignorance and for ignorant readers who give no shit about Armenia or Azerbaijan. I do not see any “excelent summary”.
Comment by Գագիկ — 2/3/2006 @ 6:09 am
When I say “excellent summary,” I mean a summary. Giving the general NYT audience a glimpse into the situation that is digestable. The general public does not care about this conflict… this article is short enough and consise enough to let them in.
Comment by Katy — 2/3/2006 @ 12:39 pm
Well said Katy,
This conflict has no profile outside the immediate region. It has to be a good thing if more people in the wider world were aware of it. There would, thankfully, be very little sympathy for either side restarting the war IMO - particularly given the sensitive geographical location.
Don’t see much willingness to negotiate on either side, though - Azerbaijan press reporting no progress at Rambouillet.
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