ARMENIAN MP: INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION OF NKR, SETTLEMENT OF KARABAKH PROBLEM DO NOT NEED ANY PRECEDENT

ARKA News Agency, Armenia
Sept 5 2007

YEREVAN, September 5. /ARKA/. International recognition of the
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) and the settlement of Karabakh problem
do not need any precedent, MP from the ruling Republican Party of
Armenia (RPA), member of RPA’s Council Armen Ashotian told journalists.

According to him, the Karabakh problem is on the international
political agenda and cannot be solved separately from the international
developments.

"Being the place of collision of the interests of super powers
Karabakh problem is doomed to consideration within the global logics
of international developments, as a result of which OSCE MG Co-Chairs
and the conflicting sides fail to come to a final conclusion,"
Ashotian said.

According to him, settlement of NKR’s status is within the
international law and the parallels with Kosovo can serve as an
additional, not decisive factor. Ashotian pointed out that NKR is
de-facto recognized as a separate state formation practically by all
the sides of the negotiations, including Azerbaijan and the Co-Chairs.

The issue of de-jure recognition can be brought up by Armenia and
Karabakh only if an opportune moment and the required state of affairs
are available, Ashotian said. In this respect, the time passes in
favor of NKR’s and Armenia’s people.