WE WILL FIGHT FOR INDEPEDENCE: NKR PRESIDENT

YEREVAN, JULY 19. ARMINFO. Karabakh excludes the possibility of
submission to Azerbaijan, NKR President Arkady Ghoyukassyan says in
an interview to Armenia’s Public TV Company.

Asked where is the limit of compromises Karabakh can make Ghoukassyan
says that Karabakh has not deviated an inch from the principles
proclaimed in 1991. “We will not submit to Azerbaijan, we will
fight for our independence. This is a long and hard proces and the
international community is not ready yet to recognize our independence
but this is not impossible,” says Ghoukassyan.

He notes that if formerly the talks considered Karabakh’s status
in the framework of Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity now all the
scenarios are on agenda. Both the international community and th
Azeri authorities realize that Karabakh will not agree to be part
of Azerbaijan.

Ghoukassyan also notes the importance of democratic processes in
Karabakh. It was not coincidence that the international community
attentively followed the last parliamentary elections in the country.
This may play a decisive role. This will show if Karabakh can build
an independent state, establish democratic relations, develop market
economy, be self-sufficient. Here we have serious advantages, says
Ghoukassyan.