NKR SELF-DETERMINATION THROUGH STRUGGLE

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| 18:59:48 | 19-09-2005 | Politics |

The RA Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan has addressed the UN Assembly
General 60th session.

According to the RA Foreign Ministry message, the Minister spoke
about the Millennium Development Goals finding the combat against
poverty and economy development extremely important.

In his speech the Minister also referred to the regional conflicts
and the course of their settlement. He has mentioned that “in case
of regional conflicts preaching of military solutions is not only
unreal but also reflects the absence of democracy, human rights and
the perception of civic society”.

Speaking about the rights of the people of Nagorno Karabakh, he
underlined, “Self-determination is the right of every person. The
people of Nagorno Karabakh have fought and won the right of
self-determination. In order to win it, they have fought the political
and military aggression of a government which was not elected by
them and which tried to suppress them by force. The fight for their
rights was no their choice. Their rights were neither abstract nor
exaggerated. They wanted what most of us have, that is the right to
live in their houses on their lands peacefully. Despite everything,
they reached their aim. From that time on they have shown their
ability of governing and developing democratic institution”.

Finding the realization of Millennium Development Goals, the Minister
noted that we are responsible for the coming generations. “And our
answer to ourselves and to our children must be the united effort,
united measures and united answers on the part of United Nations. The
UN can still be the answer”, said Vardan Oskanyan.