ARKADI GUKASYAN: "WE RECOGNIZE AZERBAIJAN’S RIGHTS REGARDING NAGORNO
KARABAKH STATUS AND READY TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE"

Today, Azerbaijan
Aug 3, 2006

"Arkadi Gukasyan told me that he recognizes Azerbaijan’s rights
regarding the status of Nagorno Karabakh and they are ready to discuss
it," the Helsinki civil Assembly Azerbaijan National Committee chair
Arzu Abdullayeva told.

According to her, the separatist regime leader Arkadi Gukasyan accused
the Azerbaijani press for its war propaganda, and official Baku for
not taking concrete stance.

"In this situation I can’t say to Nagorno Karabakh Armenians that
"Azerbaijanis are your friends". He also added he doesn’t agree to
use Aland model in solving the Nagorno Karabakh problem justifying
his opinion by Azerbaijan’s not being Finland."

As APA reports, Ms.Abdullayeva also said, Gukasyan claimed that the
arsons were not committed by Armenians, but Azerbaijanis are carrying
out bogus propaganda.

"But nobody would set fire to their own grain fields. On the other
hand, the OSCE representatives have already monitored the area,"
Gukasyan also expressed his concern over the violation of the
cease-fire.

"During the war we had contacts with Azeri counterparts. But today we
do not have it. That’s the reason of the breaking of the cease-fire."

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