ARKADI GHUKASYAN: AZERI ATTEMPTS TO DEPRIVE OUR PEOPLE OF INDEPENDENCE ARE SHORT-SIGHTED

ArmRadio.am
21.06.2006 14:40

NKR President Arkadi Ghukasyan characterized the Azeri
attempts "to deprive our people of freedom and independence" as
"short-sighted." Arkadi Ghukasayn mentioned this in his address
to the participants of the international scientific conference on
"Nagorno-Karabakh Republic: Past, Present, Future," that started in
Stepanakert today.

"Today Azerbaijan is trying to turn back the history and to deprive
our people of freedom and independence acquired at the cost of
irreversible losses.

This is a hopeless path. I’m confident the future belongs to the
talks between NKR and Azerbaijan aimed at searching for mutually
beneficial ways and launching cooperation between the two countries,"
NKR President informed.

"The past 15 years showed the world that the people of Nagorno-Karabakh
has the right to have its own independent republic, which was declared
in compliance with USSR laws and the international law. Notwithstanding
the fact that NKR has not been recognized by the international
community so far, our republic is far ahead of Azerbaijan in regard
to the commitment to European standard, " NKR President stated.

Arkadi Ghukasyan underlined that "a combatant army equipped with newest
armaments has been created in NKR, and it is the most trustworthy
guarantee of the security and prosperity of our country and people."