MOSCOW, NOVEMBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. Vladimir Kazimirov, former head of the Russian Intermediary Mission on Nagorno Karabakh turned to the Azerbaijani and Armenian NGOs with an open letter, calling on them to activize the national diplomacy with a goal to prepare the societies of their countries for compromises on the issue of Nagorno Karabakh. In the letter titled "Second Breath to National Diplomacy" Kazimirov writes that the year of 2006 becomes "the moment of truth" for the two peoples. "The unsolved state of the conflict does them more harm than possible mutual compromises (absolutely unavoidable - no agreements may exist without them)," Kazimirov writes, at the same time expressing hesitation if the rulling circles and political parties prepare the societies for the compromise. The Russian diplomat also mentions: "It was the time for long ago to accept the fate of Nagorno Karabakh as the main reason for the conflict and the main disputable problem. This is well-known and irrefutable. Its acception by all the sides would be not only a tripute to realism but also the first step towards serching mutual compromises, a civilized, peaceful solution of problems." Kazimirov again emphasized that counting on force in relations among peoples is "primordially vicious." "Another century with other values is on the Earth: democracy, tolerance, contacts, flexibility, compromises. The dispute on Nagorno Karabakh must pass from the struggle field to the negotiation table or to transparent ballot-boxes," the diplomat, whose efforts had an important role in ceasing bloodshed and establshing armistice in Nagorno Karabakh in 1994, writes.

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