Robert Kocharyan: Formula for Kosovo conflict settlement can be applied to Nagorno Karabakh

Azeri Press Agency, Azeraijan
Nov 17 2006

[ 17 Nov. 2006 16:58 ]

"An aspirant to the EU, Turkey should pursue a more positive policy
in the region.

We have many times proposed to establish diplomatic relations but
have not received a reply do far. We suppose that neighbor states
should build relationships without preconditions and moreover without
advancing the demand of a third state," Armenian President Robert
Kocharyan said when addressing the Bertelsmann Fund in Berlin,
APA reports.

Touching on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Robert Kocharyan said that
Karabakh gained its independence after USSR collapse.

"The independence of Nagorno Karabakh was obtained after the collapse
of the Soviet Union. Nagorno Karabakh has never been a part of
independent Azerbaijan. Successfully building its state system the
Nagorno Karabakh Republic has probed its right to existence. If Kosovo
conflict is solved, the elements of this formula can be applied to
the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict," he claimed.

/APA/