Political analyst: We should impose new conditions for ceasefire with Azerbaijan (video)
Statements about the presence of peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone are ‘shallow talks,’ says political analyst Manvel Sargsyan. “Peacekeeping missions are deployed whenever there is a political decision. There is not such a decision,” the Director of the Armenian Centre for National and International Studies said to A1+. Serzh Sargsyan told leading German broadcaster Deutsche Welle that Armenia never speak against the presence of peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh, but he added that the conflict should get a final settlement. “He [Sargsyan] says we expressed our readiness to sign a relevant document, but Azerbaijan refused this. Why should Azerbaijan agree to the deployment of peacekeepers in Karabakh. Azerbaijan has weapons and can fire whenever it wants. I see no sense here,” Manvel Sargsyan said. The political analyst says all those who support the presence of peacekeepers in Karabakh should explain their opinion. He thinks it is time we imposed new conditions for a ceasefire with Azerbaijan. “Yes, we should force Azerbaijani to sign an armistice with the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. This is politics and it can claim lives. It is the way diplomacy is done. We should have a political line and understand that everything changes over time. If we force Azerbaijan to sign an agreement with the NKR, there will be an entirely different situation with different guarantees. That will be the recognition of the NKR by Azerbaijan,” he said.
