NKR PRESIDENT AGAINST LABELING

Pan Armenian News
21.04.2005 05:15

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The coming parliamentary election in Nagorno Karabakh
is a step that will convince the international community the NK has
a right for independence, President of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic
Arkady Ghukasian stated at a briefing today. Our duty is to organize
exemplary, transparent election, which will be of a pivotal importance
to Nagorno Karabakh,» he noted. Speaking of the situation at the
contact line between the Armed Forces of the NKR and Azerbaijan,
Arkady Ghukasian noted that the Azeri party is trying to advance its
positions, however it does not pose a serious threat. «We are always
ready to it and in many cases we did not allow Azerbaijan to advance
its positions,» the NKR President added. In his words, the Karabakh
party has addressed the OSCE MG Co-Chairs many times asking to fix
the front line in a way to be able to determine those guilty from
both sides. In Mr. Ghukasian’s words, today the OSCE tries to equally
blame both parties. «I think the principle of equal division of the
guilt being still available is incorrect,» he noted. Answering the
question on changing, specifically «mitigating» Armenia’s stand in
the solution of the Karabakh issue, Ghukasian said he was sure that
Armenia’s stand had not changed. «Speaking of defeatist policy of
Armenia is incorrect. That policy is no more defeatist than that of
Azerbaijan. I am against labeling. This also applies to the incumbent
and past authorities. Each political force has a right for its own
stand over diverse issues,» Arkady Ghukasian added.

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