OSKANIAN: "THE ONLY WAY OF THE SETTLEMENT OF NAGORNO KARABAKH CONFLICT IS TO HOLD REFERENDUM"
Today, Azerbaijan
Dec 26 2006
"The only way of the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict is to
hold referendum," Armenian Foreign minister Vartan Oskanian said.
Expressing his attitude to Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev’s
statement Oskanian said that Baku was not in a right way.
"At present the negotiations are on delicate stage that is why any
this kind of statement can cause negative results and break-up of
the process," the minister said.
According to the minister’s words that Azerbaijan should avoid to
make statements about Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity. He said the
only way of removing the controversy appeared between the principles
of territorial integrity and right to the self-determination is to
hold referendum in Nagorno Karabakh.
The minister said the settlement of the conflict will be difficult,
in the case of whether to treat NK as Azerbaijani territory, Armenian
or independent territory. That is why, both Azerbaijani and Armenian
sides do not intend to refuse Karabakh.
"The way out of the problem is to apply the right for
self-determination and to hold referendum," he said.
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