The planned discussion of a resolution on Nagorno-Karabakh at the NATO Summit in Warsaw, Nov. 12-16, is aimed at exerting pressure on Armenia and Azerbaijan before the OSCE conference scheduled for this December, Stepan Safaryan, a member of the Heritage faction, RA Parliament, told NEWS.am.

According to him, the document can by no means be called a pro-Armenian one. “The resolution contains a phrase on a conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh’s status and occupation of seven regions surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh. It means that Armenia will be pressed to return the so-called occupied regions, whereas Azerbaijan will be pressed to recognize Nagorno-Karabakh status. The resolution is a means of exerting pressure on the two Presidents,” Safaryan said.

According to him, the OSCE is concerned that the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process may get out of the OSCE Minsk Group format for the following two reasons: a threat of war issued by Azerbaijan and Russia’s desire for a process that would go on in parallel with the present one. As a result, the resolution contains numerous calls to the Governments and Parliaments of NATO members for their assistance to the OSCE Minsk Group as an international agency within which the Nagorno-Karabakh process is going on, as well as for supporting the conflicting parties in their effort to reach a peaceful settlement.

“If, according to the Armenian authorities, the resolution has no binding force, but an advisory one, why is the Armenian side preparing proposals concerning it? The Armenian Delegation to NATO must meet and decide on what specific proposals have to be prepared,” Safaryan said. He has his own proposals as well. The resolution must contain serious assessments of Azerbaijan’s actions. “If NATO admits the need for assistance to the OSCE Minsk Group in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process, they are supposed to understand the cause. The cause is the situation that has developed because of Azerbaijan. There must be assessments of Azerbaijan’s actions, which pose a threat to regional peace and diminish the OSCE Minsk Group’s role in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process,” Safaryan said.

At its 56th summit in Warsaw on Nov. 12-16, NATO is to discuss a resolution on Nagorno-Karabakh. The resolution was drafted by Anita Raynell Andreychuk (Canada). The vote is scheduled for November 14.