Джеймс Уорлик складывает свои полномочия сопредседателя Минской группы ОБСЕ

Джеймс Уорлик, который в течение последних трех лет являлся сопредседателем процесса Минской группы ОБСЕ по Карабаху от США в конце этого года намерен сложить с себя эти полномочия.

Г-н Уорлик в своем Твиттере сообщил следующее: "31 декабря я слажу с себя полномочия сопредседателя @OSCE. Для меня было честью служить в @StateDept в течение более 30 лет". Во втором твите он написал: "Я буду партнером в крупнейшей и самой престижной российской юридической фирме", и приводит ссылку на российскую фирму Егоров, Пугинский, Афанасьев и Партнеры.

В заявлении на веб-сайте фирмы сказано, что посол Джеймс Б. Уорлик присоединится к команде Егоров, Пугинский, Афанасьев и Партнеры в Вашингтоне, округ Колумбия, с января 2017 г. Он будет отвечать за работу с американскими и международными клиентами, развитие стратегических отношений с клиентами.

По словам политического редактора Commonspace.eu, "Джеймс Уорлик был несколько иным сопредседателем Минского процесса, в сравнении с другими его предшественниками. То, как он использовал свой Твиттер с тем, чтобы информировать общественность в Армении и Азербайджане (и в других местах) о событиях в рамках Минского процесса было беспрецедентным, и в какой-то степени приоткрыло процесс карабахского урегулирования, который уже давно подвергается критике за то, что он является слишком скрытным и недоступным более широким слоям общества, затронутых этим конфликтом.

Уорлик помимо этого, во время своего пребывания в должности сопредседателя также принимал участие в различных неформальных встречах с аналитическими центрами и представителями гражданского общества, рассказывая о своих взглядах на мирный процесс, а также проливая в какой-то степени свет на то как он устроен. Уорлик являлся сопредседателем в самый трудный период для процесса - это период, когда само существование Минской группы находилось под пристальным изучением, и период, когда произошла наиболее серьезная эскалация насилия в конфликте после прекращения огня в 1994 году. Пока не ясно, насколько быстро смогут найти ему замену, учитывая, что мы находимся в середине президентского перехода в США, тем не менее ГосДеп должен найти замену, даже если она будет временной, к моменту ухода Уорлика. Его, безусловно, будет не хватать, по крайней мере тем в регионе и за его пределами, кто пытается понять развитие ситуации вокруг карабахского мирного процесса".

источник: commonspace.eu

фото: Джеймс Уорлик (фото из архива)

 

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