"As a matter of fact, ability of the parties to the Karabakh conflict to make agreements and fulfill commitments is questioned. Threats to resume hostilities run counter to the commitment to resolve the conflict peacefully, as urged by the Council of Europe entry condition. Verbal threats are transformed into real deeds through armament race and incitement of hatred towards the neighbor nation," former Russian Co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassador Vladimir Kazimirov said in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net.

"Two out of three parties cannot agree on settlement 'principles'. However, to sign an agreement does not mean to implement it. That is why the OSCE should take it into account and refrain from superfluous 'tolerance' in the Karabakh issue. Presently, Armenians make use of Azerbaijan's obvious irresponsibility as regard the UN resolutions. But democracy is not the only point for competition. The state's consistency is also an important factor at the international arena," he said.

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