Azerbaijan, Baku, Aug.14 / Trend J. Babayeva /
Deputy executive secretary of New Azerbaijan Party (NAP), MP Mubariz Gurbanli considers that replacing the U.S co-chairman of the OSCE Minsk Group does not mean change in Washington's attitude towards the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
"New U.S. diplomat will need certain time to study the conflict. However, there is an inherit principle in the diplomacy. Replacing the U.S. co-chairman of the OSCE Minsk Group does not mean that Washington's attitude towards the Armenian- Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will change. The main factor in diplomacy is State interests," Gurbanli told NAP website.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan lost all of Nagorno-Karabakh except for Shusha and Khojali in December 1991. In 1992-93, Armenian armed forces occupied Shusha, Khojali and 7 districts surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. - are currently holding the peace negotiations.
The media reported that diplomat Tina Kaidanow will replace Matthew Bryza, U.S. co-chairman of the OSCE Minsk Group.
Armenia had a joy with the probability of appointment of Kaidanow, who was dealing with Kosova issue formerly.
"Manipulating on the conflict, the invader Armenia informs that as though Kaidanow's appointment means that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will be resolved based on the Kosova model. It is wrong to draw analogy between the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and Kosovo. Because Kosovo was problem requiring different aspects of approach. The mediating countries in this problem did not mention the territorial integrity of Serbia. However, France, Russia and the U.S. have official positions on the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan," the MP said.
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