Армянский политолог:

Даже если президент Франции Николя Саркози не спит ночами, стараясь, чтобы Франция  в обозримом будущем начала играть лидирующую роль в урегулировании нагорно-карабахского конфликта, ситуация все равно не изменится. Подобное мнение выразил сегодня журналистам директор Института Кавказа, политолог Александр Искандарян, отвечая на вопрос о том, стремится ли Франция вытеснить Россию и занять ведущее место в посреднических усилиях Минской группы ОБСЕ.

"Россия в настоящий момент играет ведущую роль в Минской группе ОБСЕ и карабахском урегулировании, что отнюдь не случайно, поскольку Москва взяла на себя лидерство в этом вопросе не самостоятельно, а получив карт-бланш от остальных стран-сопредседателей. Это произошло после ноябрьской встречи президентов Армении, России и Азербайджана в подмосковном замке Майндорф, по итогам которой была подписана Декларация об урегулировании НКК, сразу же после российско-грузинской войны 08.08.08", - заметил он.

В качестве обоснования данной позиции США и Франции политолог отметил, что России намного легче работать в данном регионе, чем США и Франции, учитывая географическую близость. "Соответственно, роль России в карабахском урегулировании в ближайшее время не видоизменится, поскольку не ожидается каких-либо изменений в ситуации ставшей предпосылкой для появления существующей ситуации", - резюмировал Искандарян.

Минская группа ОБСЕ, представленная сопредседателями от России, США и Франции, занимается урегулированием карабахского конфликта с 1992 года. Нагорно-карабахский конфликт, начался 28 февраля 1988 года с резни армян в азербайджанском Сумгаите, ставшей своеобразным ответом азербайджанцев на мирное требование жителей НКАО, входившей в состав Азербайджанской ССР объединиться с Армянской ССР. После чего последовали погромы мирных жителей в Баку, Кировабаде и других армяно-населенных регионах Азербайджана. В период с 1988 по 1991 год из Баку, Сумгаита, Мингечаура, Кировабада, а также других армяно-населенных пунктов Аз. ССР было насильственно депортировано около 400 тысяч армян. В результате инициированных Азербайджаном боевых действий против мирного населения Нагорного Карабаха, агрессор был вытеснен из пределов НКР, а также потерял 7 районов, в настоящее время закрепленных Конституцией НКР как часть ее территории.

 

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