MASIS MAILYAN: KOSOVO MODEL INTERESTING FOR KARABAKH

PanARMENIAN.Net
18.07.2007 15:24 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ International recognition of Kosovo as an independent
state would give new impetus to the sovereignty claim of Nagorno
Karabakh.

"The Kosovo model of conflict settlement could be an example for the
resolution of other conflicts," former NKR Deputy Foreign Minister,
presidential contender Masis Mailyan told Reuters.

"If it (Kosovo) is recognized, then it is interesting to me in that
an unrecognized country has won recognition in spite of the opinion
of its former sovereign rulers," he said "In this sense the Kosovo
model is an interesting one for us. That is to say, we could achieve
recognition under a new scenario," he added.

Mailyan said Nagorno Karabakh would keep pursuing a negotiated
settlement with Azerbaijan in the hope that would lead to international
recognition. Peace talks lasting more than 15 years have failed to
make significant progress. But he said recognition for Kosovo would
encourage Nagorno Karabakh to pursue a second track, to lobby foreign
states and international organizations to grant it recognition with
or without Azerbaijan’s consent.