Vladimir Kazimirov: "No country declares the stake on force so loudly as Azerbaijan does"

The due announcement was made by ambassador Vladimir Kazimirov, deputy chairman of the Association of Russian diplomats, former head of Russia's mediatory mission on Nagorno Karabakh during the international conference on the 20th anniversary of the separatist Karabakh movement, held in Khankendi.

He said in conditions when one party hopes for a military revenge, while other parties, fearing renewal of hostilities, strive for retaining favorable military positions, the space for adoption of political decisions is limited dramatically.

At the same time, the Russian diplomat noted that "a stronger party fell victim of previous military actions, which encourages it to revenge" and "in other conflicts no country declares the stake on force so loudly as Baku does".

"Lack of alternative to the peaceful resolution of the conflict meets the interests of the world society and Russia, in particular", said Kazimirov. Touching upon the activity of the mediators, the diplomat spoke for a more decisive resistance of the OSCE "to any steps, contradicting its peace-keeping mandate".

Kazimirov said at the same time that the working chairmen of the OSCE mostly make general optimistic statements. Touching upon the violation of ceasefire on the contact frontline, Kazimirov noted that spreading information about ceasefire violation by the Armenian side, Azerbaijan does not make any steps to reduce number of violations and tensions.

"I am here to promote the peaceful resolution of this complicated conflict", said the Russian diplomat, commenting on his participation in the conference in the self-declared "Nagorno Karabakh Republic".

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