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Referendum in Karabakh December 10, 1991 Was Legal

02.06.2006 13:02 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ `From the standpoint of the Armenian leadership the
referendum held in Nagorno Karabakh on December 10, 1991 was legal. It
was held according to the USSR legislation that was valid at that
time. This fact allows to separate the Karabakh problem from the other
regional conflicts and press for its fair resolution at the
international arena,’ NKR parliament Speaker Ashot Ghulian stated. He
reminded that in March 2005 Secretary of the National Security
Council, RA Defense Minister Serge Sarsgyan addressed the RA
parliament during the hearings on Nagorno Karabakh.

`Serge Sargsyan proclaimed the fundamental principles of the conflict
settlement from the standpoint of the Armenian government. The matter
concerns the future status of the NKR and inadmissibility of any
subordination to Azerbaijan. As an admissible compromise the Armenian
party despite the legality of formation of the Nagorno Karabakh
Republic can agree on conduction of another referendum in case it’s
organized under the aegis of the OSCE and the U.N.,’ Ghulian said,
reported Azat Artsakh daily.