Int’l community needs to spearhead Karabakh conflict outside OSCE MG
There is an immediate need for the international community to
quickly spearhead the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict outside of the OSCE Minsk Group framework, political
analyst, expert on international relations at Marquette University
(US), Peter Tase told Trend July 21.
It is very unfortunate that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has not
been solved for more than a quarter of a century and Armenian armed
forces repeatedly violate the ceasefire, he said.
On the other hand, since 2005, there has not been a significant
growth in the population of Nagorno-Karabakh, according to
Tase.
“Armenian population in these areas live in precarious conditions,
with poor infrastructure, insignificant economic activity and
limited access to public services,” said the expert.
Although the OSCE Minsk Group has been around since 1992, it is
difficult to measure the tangible success of this negotiating body,
said Tase, adding that the Minsk Group has proved to be
inefficient, irrelevant.
“Unfortunately it has become very difficult to measure the success
of this conflict resolution entity that is under the umbrella of
the OSCE,” said the expert.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a
result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied
20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and
seven surrounding districts.
The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the US are
currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the UN Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
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