ARMENIA DE FACTO RECOGNIZED KARABAKH INDEPENDENCE LONG AGO

PanARMENIAN.Net
14.09.2007 12:56 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenia de facto recognized Karabakh independence
long ago, RA President’s Spokesman Victor Soghomonyan told a news
conference in Yerevan.

"Presence of Armenian President Robert Kocharian at the inauguration
of NKR newly elected President Bako Sahakian proves this fact. We
are confident that there is no alternative to Nagorno Karabakh’s
independence," he said.

As to the possibility of Armenia’s de jure recognition of NKR, Mr
Soghomonyan reminded that the leadership intends to attend to the
issue if the talks reach a deadlock.

He emphasized that the OSCE Minsk Group format is the best for the
Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement. "Transfer of the process to
other international organizations would be incorrect. The coming
visit of the OSCE MG Co-chairs can draw positions closer," the RA
President’s Spokesman said.