KARABAKH CONFLICT MUST BE RESOLVED ACCORDING TO SELF-DETERMINATION PRINCIPLE
Yerevan, April 19. ArmInfo. The international community should
accept the position of the Armenian side that the Karabakh
problem should be resolved in accordance with the principle of a
nation’s self-determination, says the co-chair of the Armenia-EU
inter-parliamentary cooperation commission Marie-Anne Isler Beguin.
Beguin says that Azerbaijan should recognize the right of the Karabakh
people to self-determination as this is a primary principle in the
international law. Beguin also notes the importance of the problem of
refugees. Refugees should be taken back to the seven districts around
Karabakh. The Karabakh conflict should be resolved in the accordance
with two principles: the right of a nation to self-determination
and the respect of the rights of national minorities. The return of
refugees is exactly the latter principle.
Beguin also notes the necessity of early resolution of the Karabakh
conflict and says that the EU will support the sides in the matter.
She regrets that the EU special representative to Armenia has no
specific directives for the Karabakh conflict settlement. She says that
the international community has undertaken to resolve the conflict as
soon as possible. She notes that the two peoples should be prepared
for compromises. Beguin regrets that the Armenian and Azeri presidents
failed to agree in Rambouillet but hopes that they will agree soon.