The situation in Kosovo is incomparable with that in Nagorno-Karabakh, OSCE Minsk Group French Co-Chair Bernard Fassier stated in NATO PA Rose-Roth seminar in Yerevan, March 12.

Asked why the precedent of Kosovo independence recognition cannot be applied in case with Karabakh, he pointed out the difference between the conflicts. “Firstly, Kosovo conflict occurred inside one country, whereas Karabakh was a conflict in one country-Azerbaijan, where Nagorno-Karabakh population struggled against Azerbaijan’s central administration and a conflict between two separate countries-Armenia and Azerbaijan. According to him, the second difference is the presence of international forces in Kosovo for years, which is not the case with Azerbaijan, Armenia and Karabakh.

”Armenians consider Kosovo a precedent which should be applied in case with Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, however it is not possible. In the upshot, Karabakh was not recognized by any country, including Armenia," French diplomat outlined adding that Kosovo independence made Azerbaijan act more discreetly and display exactingness. This is so, as Azerbaijan believes if the conflict is solved based on the principle of nations’ right to self-determination, it might lead to independence of Karabakh.

L.A.