U.S. ex-ambassador says most UN resolutions are ignored

U.S. ex-Ambassador to Azerbaijan Matthew Bryza told Vestnik Kavkaza that most resolutions of the UN Security Council were unfulfilled. He noted that the resolutions passed on Nagorno-Karabakh between 30 April and 12 November 1993 had not been realized because organizations of Armenian diasporas, such as the Armenian National Congress in the U.S., started a campaign to depict Azerbaijan as the aggressor and Armenia as the victim.

The diplomat noted that the OSCE Minsk Group played its part in slowing the implementation of the resolutions. He reminded that the UNSC resolutions on Libya and Iraq were initiatives by the U.S. and France, not the UN itself. In the case of Nagorno-Karabakh, the U.S., France and Russia are interrelated within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group and have a responsibility to fulfil the resolutions.

Bryza said that the U.S. was not insisting on fulfilling the resolutions or withdrawal of forces from the conflict zone. The U.S., in his words, expects their fulfillment as soon as the conflict is solved within the Minsk Group framework. Bryza believes that President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry should take part in the dialogue personally to help resolve the conflict.

U.S. ex-Ambassador to Azerbaijan Matthew Bryza told Vestnik Kavkaza that most resolutions of the UN Security Council were not fulfilled. He noted that the resolutions passed for Nagorno-Karabakh on April 30 – November 12 had not been realized because organizations of Armenian diasporas, such as the Armenian National Congress of the U.S., started a campaign to depict Azerbaijan as the aggressor and Armenia as the victim.The diplomat noted that the OSCE Minsk Group played its part in dragging realization of the resolutions. He reminded that the UNSC resolutions for Libya and Iraq were an initiative of the U.S. and France, not the UN itself. In the Nagorno-Karabakh case, the U.S., France and Russia are interrelated within the framework of the OSCE MG and have a responsibility to fulfill the resolutions.Bryza said that the U.S. was not insisting on fulfilling the resolutions and withdrawal of forces from the conflict zone. The U.S., in his words, expects their fulfillment as soon as the conflict is solved within the Minsk Group framework. Bryza believes that President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry should take part in the dialogue personally to help resolve the confli