ARKADY GHUKASIAN: THEY TRY TO ISOLATE KARABAKH SIDE FROM NEGOTIATIONS
ARTIFICIALLY
Azg/arm
18 Dec 04
Arkady Ghukasian, NKR President, expressed regret that “under
the shelter of the OSCE Minsk group, an attempt is made at
present to artificially isolate the Karabakh side from the
negotiations.” According to Mediamax, Ghukasian said that “this very
factor doesnâ~@~Yt allow contributing to progress of the negotiations,
that could develop the positive achievements of the recent 10 years
attained by the sides in conflict through the mediation of the
international experts.”
NKR President didnâ~@~Yt specify who, in particular, tries to
isolate NKR from the peaceful settlement negotiations. Itsâ~@~Y
worth mentioning that Vartan Oskanian, foreign minister of Armenia,
said at a press conference on December 14: “The negotiations between
Armenia and Azerbaijan in the Prague format will continue up to a
certain stage, perhaps, until the participation of Nagorno Karabakh
is unavoidable. At present, the format that existed during several
years will be preserved.”
“Bakuâ~@~Ys unwillingness to take into account both the created
realities and the interests of Azerbaijanâ~@~Ys allies, in fact,
leads the negotiation process to a dead-end that can yield no results
without Nagorno Karabakhâ~@~Ys participation,” Ghukasian said in
his speech during the conference held with all the representatives
of the power branches.
Ghukasian reaffirmed NKRâ~@~Ys determination to open direct
negotiations with official Baku, as well as to discuss in conference
all the issues related to the further relations of NKR with
Azerbaijan. On the other hand, the President pointed out that “the Baku
authorities are unlikely to give up the absurd and destructive idea of
solving the problem by force, that makes us take relevant measures for
strengthening NKRâ~@~Ys defense in future and increase the efficiency
of our armed forces that secure the safety of our people.”
NKR President emphasized that in the course of the recent four years
the export of the republic increased for more than 15 times. It
is expected that by the end of the current year the volume of the
industrial production will increase for almost 1,5 times as compared
with the indicators of the last year. “This indicators allow us to
secure constant increase of our own profits that annually increase
by 42%,” Ghukasian said.
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