Vladimir Kazimirov: "Issue of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution is in the military not in the political field"

The key to the resolution of the Karabakh conflict is the inadmissibility of military actions, said Vladimir Kazimirov, former co-chairman of the OSCE Minsk Group and deputy chairman of the Association of Russian diplomats.

"I do not see possibility for real and significant promotion of the issue. As for the renewal of military actions, the key to resolution of the whole Karabakh conflict is the inadmissibility of military actions, as this threat has not been removed so far", said Kazimirov in the international Novosti press center in Yerevan on May 27.

According to the former co-chairman of the OSCE Minsk Group, Azerbaijan "makes military announcements, despite the continuing consultations on the level of Presidents and Foreign Ministers of the two countries".

At the same time, Kazimirov noted that these consultations differ from the decision of the Budapest summits, which reads that the co-chairs are empowered to hold talks between the conflict parties, which implies the direct participation of Nagorno Karabakh.

Kazimirov said Azerbaijanis preserve chances for the military resolution of the conflict, while "Armenians try to use more favorably positions in the military sense, the current front line, which is the shortest, compared with the contours of the former Nagorno Karabakh Autonomous Republic.

"The issue is still in the military, not political area. Only when the ceasefire is fixed reliably and conclusively, there will be a freedom of maneuver on the political field, while until that the countries are slaves of military counteraction", said Kazimirov

/Novosti-Armenia/