NKR MEETS EUROPEAN STANDARDS MUCH BETTER THAN BAKU

Yerkir
21.06.2006 16:48

YEREVAN (YERKIR) – "I was glad to learn about the international
conference dedicated to the 15th anniversary of proclamation of the
Nagorno Karabakh Republic.

This is an evidence that our state has formed," NKR President Arkady
Ghukasian stated in Stepanakert at the opening of the international
conference titled "Nagorno Karabakh Republic: Past, Present and
Future."

In his words, recent 15 years have proved that the people of Nagorno
Karabakh have the right to live in an independent state that was
proclaimed according to the former USSR legislation and norms of the
international law.

"Though the NKR has not been recognized by the international community
yet, our republic meets the European standards much better than
Azerbaijan, which having imposed a war on us attempted to get rid of
the Armenian population of Nagorno Karabakh.

However our people not only held out in an unequal bloody opposition
but also managed to cure the wounds of the war, restore the economy
and raise the cultural life during a short period of time.

The NKR possesses an efficient and equipped army, which is the best
guarantor of security and prosperity of Nagorno Karabakh and its
people," Arkady Ghukasian said.