Recently, the Head of “Globalization and Regional Cooperation” Analytical Center, Stepan Grigoryan, expressed his opinion that in Azerbaijan is maintaining the tension in the borders, since it is concerned that the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh will be forgotten by the world, as there are more important issues related to Russia and Ukraine.
The political scientist also did not rule out the OSCE Minsk Group influence may become so weak that it may even be liquidated due to regional developments.
Aravot.am asked the Chairman of the NKR National Assembly Committee on Foreign Affairs, Vahram Atanesyan, whether he considers the liquidation of the Minsk Group possible and forgetting of the Nagorno Karabakh issue by the international community. “I’m not so pessimistic. As for the Minsk Group liquidation, then let it not leave the impression that the Minsk Group is working for us, and if the Minsk Group is liquidated, it should not be a tragedy for us.” To our question that the celebration in Stepanakert on the occasion of the referendum in the Crimea, which was criticized in Armenia, whether he thinks the celebration appropriate, in response to which, Mr. Atanesyan denied that such a celebration was held in Karabakh. “No one has organized a celebration in Stepanakert, and even if it leaves such impression, then it is just an impression.”
Referring to the 1915 Armenian Genocide and the Armenian-Turkish relations, we conveyed Mr. Atanesyan that yesterday the former MP Ufuk Uras’s opinion that after the murder of Hrant Dink, the Turkish youth had begun to think differently, whether it is possible for the young Turks to have a positive effect on Turkish-Armenian relations, to our question Mr. Atanesyan said, “After the death of this man, I am sorry for this man, it a bit reminds of a cynicism. They shouldn’t have killed Hrant Dink, they should have left him as a Turkish citizen and as a journalist working in favor of Turkey. To kill a man and regret for him is cynical”.
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Ami CHICHAKYAN
