Robert Bradtke: The status quo, even if it sounds good for someone, doesn’t give stability

"The people in the region deserve a better future with stability and prosperity. And the people should get chances for such future", Robert Bradtke, US Co-Chairman of the OSCE Minsk Group stated at a conference on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict at Carnegie Endowment For International Peace in US capital March 28.

The Nagorno-Karabakh problem doesn’t always get the attention it is supposed to get, Bradtke, who recently returned from the region, said, adding that the conflict is not frozen, but is a continuing one, and the situation isn’t stabile yet.

"This conflict doesn’t get covered in newspapers often, but I can assure you, that USA is devoted to peaceful adjustment of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict", Bradtke said, stressing that the status quo, even if it sounds good for someone, doesn’t give stability.

US Co-Chairman said he and his country are very much devoted to the adjustment of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, pointing out that Presidents Obama, Medvedev and Sarkozy made numerous statements to help adjust the conflict, and Secretary of State Hilary Clinton was the first in her position to visit Azerbaijan after so many years of waiting for such a visit.

Ambassador Bradtke, who visited the region for 16 times in a year, said the US works closely with its Russian and French partners on all levels to achieve peace as soon as possible.

"Three meetings were held in Sochi, Sankt-Petersburg and Astrakhan, when we had a chance to talk to the leaders of the region, including minister Lavrov", he said adding that all the sides share the idea of not letting any other war broke out in the South Caucasus.

Kerry Cavano, former OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairman, said the tensions in the region slow down the peace processes. Remembering the history of the negotiations, Cavano talked about the mistakes that were made during the past years. He said the peace process is more complicated than it was before.

Carnegie Foundation’s expert Thomas de Waal called for more transparency and frankness in the negotiation process. All the experts and officials agreed that peace is vital and necessary in the region and no other war should be allowed to break out.


/APA/