May 26, 2005 - 07:26 AMT
NKR FM: SPEAKING OF SENDING PEACEKEEPERS TO KARABAKH PREMATURE
«According to the resolution of the OSCE Budapest Summit in 1994, the sending of international forces to sustain peace to the zone of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict is conditioned by the signing of an agreement between all parties to conflict,» stated Deputy Foreign Minister of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Masis Mailian, when commenting on the reports of a number of media that Ukraine is ready to send its peacekeeping contingent to the zone of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, reported the Press Service of the NKR Foreign Ministry. At that the Deputy FM noted that under the conditions of absence of a peace treaty discussion of the details of the peacekeeping operation, specifically, the possible composition of the peacekeeping forces is premature. In his words, all parties to conflict, including the NKR leaders, should come to an agreement over the matter. Masis Mailian noted that the cease-fire at the Azeri-Karabakh front has lasted 11 years only due to the balance of power between the parties.