NO CHANCES FOR KARABAKH BECOMING INALIENABLE PART OF AZERBAIJAN

Pan Armenian News
21.05.2005 05:43

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Today there are no real chances for Nagorno Karabakh
restoring its being of an inalienable part of Azerbaijan one fine day,
Russian State Duma Deputy Konstantin Zatulin stated in an interview
with Echo Baku newspaper. In his words the question of autonomy is
passed long ago. “Let us view the things realistically – hostilities
are absent for 11 years, there are 15 years since Azerbaijan has not
had control over the situation in Nagorno Karabakh, thus thinking that
people, who have become adults within that period will agree to an
autonomy within Azerbaijan would have been naïve and unrealistic,”
he stated. In his words, he is ready to discuss anything, but not
insane and unrealistic ideas. Zatulin noted that hostilities may be
supposed to resume and Azerbaijan to win, however he personally would
not wish such a solution of the problem. “Firstly, this means breaking
the cease-fire regime and resumption of hostilities with all issuing
consequences,” he emphasized. In his words, a process of gradual
recognition and forming of the status quo, which was attained, are
under way today and there are opportunities for diverse compromises
available. At that he noted that none of these indeed provides for
a real opportunity of Karabakh returning to the jurisdiction of
Azerbaijan. “I should say that Karabakh has its own opinion over
many questions and its own opportunity to realize various ideas,”
he noted. “If Armenia unilaterally imposed its will upon Nagorno
Karabakh, R. Kocharian would have not become President of Armenia,” he
emphasized. As noted by Zatulin, in case Karabakh attains recognition
of independence, within a long period of time NK will exist as a
separate state unit.

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