Karabakh: Change of State Department’s report becomes habit
26.04.2007
PanARMENIAN.Net
The point on Armenia of the US State Department’s 2006 report of Human Rights, which touched upon the Nagorno Karabakh, has been restored in its original reduction, the PanARMENIAN.Net journalist was told in the U.S. Embassy of Armenia. Currently the report says, “occupied by Armenia territories of Azerbaijan and Nagorno Karabakh”.
Last week by demand of the Armenian side “occupied Nagorno Karabakh” formulation was removed from the text of the report. However it was restored on April 24.
In the interview to AzerTaj OSCE MG American Co-Chair, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Matthew Bryza stated, “The statement in its original variant of the report was wrong. If we take into account the current stage of talks over the Nagorno Karabakh, it was our mistake. Let us consider one more time: the amendment says that the Armenian forces have occupied territories, but Armenian officials state that they have not occupied Nagorno Karabakh. As you see, we just indicated the statement of the Armenian side. Currently we are on the stage of peace process over the Nagorno Karabakh, when the sides negotiate over its final status. This status will be determined through peaceful ways via the OSCE Minsk Group, basing on such international principles as resolutions of the UN Security Council and OSCE decisions.
That’s why if we mistakably stated that Armenia has occupied Nagorno Karabakh, like in the original variant, that statement as if will predetermine results of negotiations concerning the status. We cannot determine results, they must emerge in the process of talks. That’s why I repeat we’ve committed a mistake. Now we corrected our mistake. I will also notice that we have not fallen under anybody’s influence. There are some people who say that we have done it under the pressure of some Diasporan groups. That’s not right.”
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PanARMENIAN.Net
The point on Armenia of the US State Department’s 2006 report of Human Rights, which touched upon the Nagorno Karabakh, has been restored in its original reduction, the PanARMENIAN.Net journalist was told in the U.S. Embassy of Armenia. Currently the report says, “occupied by Armenia territories of Azerbaijan and Nagorno Karabakh”.
Last week by demand of the Armenian side “occupied Nagorno Karabakh” formulation was removed from the text of the report. However it was restored on April 24.
In the interview to AzerTaj OSCE MG American Co-Chair, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Matthew Bryza stated, “The statement in its original variant of the report was wrong. If we take into account the current stage of talks over the Nagorno Karabakh, it was our mistake. Let us consider one more time: the amendment says that the Armenian forces have occupied territories, but Armenian officials state that they have not occupied Nagorno Karabakh. As you see, we just indicated the statement of the Armenian side. Currently we are on the stage of peace process over the Nagorno Karabakh, when the sides negotiate over its final status. This status will be determined through peaceful ways via the OSCE Minsk Group, basing on such international principles as resolutions of the UN Security Council and OSCE decisions.
That’s why if we mistakably stated that Armenia has occupied Nagorno Karabakh, like in the original variant, that statement as if will predetermine results of negotiations concerning the status. We cannot determine results, they must emerge in the process of talks. That’s why I repeat we’ve committed a mistake. Now we corrected our mistake. I will also notice that we have not fallen under anybody’s influence. There are some people who say that we have done it under the pressure of some Diasporan groups. That’s not right.”
! Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to «PanARMENIAN.Net».
Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full article appears here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
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