UN 64th General Assembly to debate Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Those issues include "Protracted conflicts in the GUAM area and their Implications for International Peace, Security and Development" and "The Situation in the Occupied Territories of Azerbaijan", the centre said.

According to the UN HQ information office, these items have not yet been considered by the General Assembly at its 63rd session and remain on the agenda. Their inclusion in the provisional agenda of the 64th session is subject to any action the Assembly may take on it at its 63rd session. The HQ information office noted that the exact time when these resolution projects are to be discussed during at GA session will be specified in late September.

A New York based "Mediators beyond Borders" organization's analyst Tom Fiutak said the role of the UN mechanisms in the process of solving frozen conflicts in South Caucasus, including Nagorno-Karabakh, "provide a legitimate arena to address them". He believes that "The question is not how much role the UN should play in solving those conflicts, but when".

"Confronting "frozen" or locked conflicts has more to do with understanding the dynamics of parties while judging correctly the ability of the arena to contain the emotional, psychological, and political results of the interaction of the conflicting parties.  Every action will cause a reaction," the analyst added.

He also said that "There is always a danger of prematurely entering into the conflict when the chances of a supportive and positive outcome are very low".

According to Mr. Fiutak, predicting dynamics of such a complex conflict as for example Nagorno-Karabakh, "takes a larger view than often either or all the parties possess. The UN therefore, needs to sustain a presence and legitimacy so that at the appropriate time, their intervention will have the greatest chance of a positive and durable result".  

Speaking on why the conflicts in South Caucasus area remain frozen, the expert adds, that "Things are frozen because there is some advantage to the parties to keep things frozen. The final judgment to intervene or not to intervene must be based on one's belief that the process of thawing and the resulting "unfrozen" state is more desirable than the current condition".

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