Karabakh: fearing of complete collapse, Baku agreed to ceasefire in 1994
The less UN member states know about frozen conflicts the better is for the initiators of issues of the kind," former Russian Co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassador Vladimir Kazimirov said in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net.
"However, Azerbaijan will not derive clear profit from this move. Azeris will mount their hobby-horse and urge implementation of the UN Security Council's resolution on Karabakh. But how are they going to conceal that they failed to fulfill all UN demand except for ceasefire. It's worth mentioning that this provision was observed partially, for hostilities have been suspended but incidents are still provoked. It was Baku that upset 4 agreements in 1993-94. Documents are available. It's not accidental that after Baku's violating the ceasefire in 1993, the UN Security Council stopped to issue resolutions on Karabakh. What is a year of war? How many people died? How many people left their homes? The Azerbaijani population suffered from non-fulfillment of the resolutions most of all. Not the resolutions but the fear of complete collapse made Baku agree to ceasefire. Other facts can also come to light in the UN General Assembly. So, GUAM member states will not have an easy deal in New York," he said.
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"However, Azerbaijan will not derive clear profit from this move. Azeris will mount their hobby-horse and urge implementation of the UN Security Council's resolution on Karabakh. But how are they going to conceal that they failed to fulfill all UN demand except for ceasefire. It's worth mentioning that this provision was observed partially, for hostilities have been suspended but incidents are still provoked. It was Baku that upset 4 agreements in 1993-94. Documents are available. It's not accidental that after Baku's violating the ceasefire in 1993, the UN Security Council stopped to issue resolutions on Karabakh. What is a year of war? How many people died? How many people left their homes? The Azerbaijani population suffered from non-fulfillment of the resolutions most of all. Not the resolutions but the fear of complete collapse made Baku agree to ceasefire. Other facts can also come to light in the UN General Assembly. So, GUAM member states will not have an easy deal in New York," he said.
