NAGORNY KARABAKH ACTUALLY INDEPENDENT STATE: VARDAN OSKANYAN

YEREVAN, AUGUST 19. ARMINFO. Nagorny Karabakh is actually an
independent state now, and the Armenian side’s task is international
recognition of the status quo, RA Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan
told reporters.

He said that Nagorny Karabakh will never be part of Azerbaijan. “I
find it difficult to say how the conflict will be settled, but Nagorny
Karabakh cannot in any way be part of Azerbaijan,” Oskanyan
said. Commenting on RF Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s statement that
the Russian side sees the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh problem
in the context of Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity, which statement
was published by mass media, Oskanyan said that official statements of
the RF Foreign Office do not contain such wording. “Russia is for a
peaceful settlement of the conflict and has repeatedly stated its
willingness to accept any solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh problem
that will be approved by the conflicting parties,” Oskanyan said.

Speaking of the possibility of hostilities, the Foreign Minister
stated that “this possibility cannot be ruled out completely, but it
is extremely small.” According to Oskanyan, the Armenian army is the
guarantor of peace. Oskanyan also reported that his regular, fourth,
meeting with his Azerbaijani counterpart is to be held in Prague on
August 29-30, and the next round of negotiations between the two
countries’ Presidents is expected to take place during the CIS Summit
in Astana, this autumn. “We must be able to continue and finish what
we began,” Oskanyan said.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress