PanArmenian News Network
Jan 27 2005

ISSUE OF “OCCUPIED REGIONS” SHOULD BE SETTLED BY KARABAKH AND
AZERBAIJAN, ARMENIAN FM CONSIDERS

27.01.2005 14:44

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ An incorrect notion about the relations between
Nagorno Karabakh, Azerbaijan and Armenia is available in Turkey,
Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian stated in an interview with
Zaman Turkish newspaper. “The most important thing in this issue is
that the Armenians of Karabakh struggle for their independence. They
do not wish to be citizens of Azerbaijan and be its part,” he said.
Touching upon the issue of Turkey’s mediation, V. Oskanian reported
that Armenia cannot agree to it, as being Azerbaijan’s ally official
Ankara supports that country everywhere and in anything. He reminded
that Nagorno Karabakh has always been an Armenian territory. “As of
the “occupied regions”, the issue should be settled by Karabakh and
Azerbaijan,” the head of the Armenian Foreign Ministry said.