Эксперт: Будущее Нагорного Карабаха - в составе Армении

Резолюция Европарламента по делу азербайджанского офицера Рамиля Сафарова неудовлетворительна. Подобное мнение  на пресс- конференции 18 сентября выразил директор Центра региональных исследований Ричард Киракосян.

"Мне не понравилась реакция Европарламента. Он должен был занять более жесткую позицию, в частности  наложить военное эмбарго на Азербайджан и применить к нему санкции",- заявил он.

При этом, эксперт заметил, что подобная реакция Европарламента для него вовсе не была сюрпризом, поскольку, по его словам, эта структура постоянно избегает резких решений.  Тем не менее, эксперт подчеркнул, что резолюция имеет и положительную сторону:  "Резолюция Европарламента не была достижением для Армении, но не была и серьезной потерей для нее. Для нас важен тот факт, что в ней осуждался Азербайджан. И это было достижением не только МИД Армении, но и армянской Диаспоры",- заметил он.

Коснувшись урегулирования нагорно-карабахского конфликта, эксперт отметил, что Армения должна угрожать Азербайджану выходом из переговорного процесса.  Говоря о независимости НКР и позиции Армении в этом деле, Киракосян заметил, что Армения совершит ошибку, если первой признает независимость НКР. "Если Армения первая  признает независимость НКР, то она окажется в той ситуации, в которую попала Турция, которая одна признала независимость Северного Кипра. В подобной ситуации, ясно лишь одно, то,  что Карабах никогда не окажется в составе Азербайджана",- заявил эксперт.

Тем не менее, эксперт также отметил, что НКР пока не готова к независимости в силу экономических проблем. "Будущее Карабаха - в составе Армении",- подытожил Киракосян.

Отметим, что азербайджанский убийца Рамиль Сафаров в Будапеште зарубил топором спящего армянского офицера Гургена Маркаряна, за что был приговорен венгерским судом к пожизненному заключению. Однако 31 августа 2012 года он был экстрадирован из Венгрии в Азербайджан, где был помилован указом президента Алиева и повышен в воинском звании. Экстрадиция Сафарова вынудила Армению прекратить дипотношения с Венгрией.

В связи с этим 13 сентября Европарламент принял резолюцию, осуждающую экстрадицию и помилование Сафарова.  В документе, в частности, отмечается, что этот инцидент приводит к эскалации региональной напряженности. Европарламент выражает сожаление по поводу повышения в звании Сафарова и его героизации. Он также призывает Армению и Азербайджан продолжить процесс урегулирования. Европарламент также напоминает, что Азербайджан должен строго соблюдать требования, необходимые для подписания Соглашения об ассоциации с ЕС, вокруг которого сейчас ведутся переговоры. Требования эти касаются защиты прав и свобод человека. Он также призывает азербайджанские власти провести реформы в судебной системе, в частности, процедурах судебного преследования, вынесения приговора и апелляции.

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