NATO MADE A STANDARD STATEMENT, FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS

Panorama.am
13:52 01/12/06

"It’s a standard statement," Vardan Oskanyan said speaking about
the document recently adopted by NATO according to which NATO gives
preference to the territorial integrity principle. The minister
reiterated that Karabakh conflict must be settled based on the
principle of national self-determination.

He believes Artsakh people should have the right to determine
themselves which principle they want to support through referendum.

In the words of the Armenian foreign agency head, the two and half
page document on the table of talks considers also issues on possible
referendum. A better alternative is to recognize the independence of
Nagorno Karabakh, the minister said.

Speaking about the statement by the Azeri president that the
negotiations are in their final phase, the minister said, "In
case Mr. Aliev thinks the negotiations are in their final phase,
Azerbaijan should agree that Karabakh also participates in talks
because the conflict settlement, at least in this final step, is
impossible without the participation of Karabakh."

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress