Armenian FM claims Baku backing down from war
Eduard Nalbandian, the Armenian Foreign Minister, claims the August
hostilities in Georgia`s unrecognized republic of South Ossetia
have set back Azerbaijan`s attempts to settle the Upper (Nagorno)
Garabagh conflict by force.
Nalbandian told the BBC`s Russian bureau that the brief Russia-Georgia war was allegedly "a cold shower" for Azerbaijani leaders.
"They halted their militarist rhetoric and statements on a possible resolution of the Garabagh problem through military action. If it weren`t for the South Ossetia developments, Azerbaijan, which is openly preparing for war, could try to solve the Garabagh problem through military action," Nalbandian alleged.
The Armenian minister noted that political and diplomatic talks were the sole option to settle the conflict. He said military operations lead not to the solution of outstanding problems but, on the contrary, to the emergence of new conflicts, which are even harder to settle afterwards.
"No military option could lead to a solution as, after any given war or such a decision, diplomats have to launch talks, in any case, but this time, in more challenging conditions," Nalbandian said.
Nalbandian told the BBC`s Russian bureau that the brief Russia-Georgia war was allegedly "a cold shower" for Azerbaijani leaders.
"They halted their militarist rhetoric and statements on a possible resolution of the Garabagh problem through military action. If it weren`t for the South Ossetia developments, Azerbaijan, which is openly preparing for war, could try to solve the Garabagh problem through military action," Nalbandian alleged.
The Armenian minister noted that political and diplomatic talks were the sole option to settle the conflict. He said military operations lead not to the solution of outstanding problems but, on the contrary, to the emergence of new conflicts, which are even harder to settle afterwards.
"No military option could lead to a solution as, after any given war or such a decision, diplomats have to launch talks, in any case, but this time, in more challenging conditions," Nalbandian said.
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