MICHAEL HARUTYUNYAN: WAR WILL NOT SOLVE THE KARABAKH ISSUE

armradio.am
14.12.2007 14:43

"There is no mention of any hostile country in our Military
Doctrine. Of course, there are confrontations between Armenia and
Azerbaijan: there is the Nagorno Karabakh issue, which should be
solved at the bargaining table, and not via war," RA Defense Minister
Michael Harutyunyan declared during the parliamentary hearings on the
Military Doctrine of the Republic of Armenia Organized by NA Standing
Committee on Defense, National Security and Interior Affairs.

"I have always said that war will not solve the Karabakh issue,"
the Minister added, noting that sooner or later the conflict will be
settled through negotiation. He recalled his Azerbaijani counterpart
Safar Abiyev’s statement on 100% probability of war. "We had better
escape the war, settle the issue through negotiations and give the
people of Artsakh what they want," Mr. Harutyunyan said.

NATO experts have severely criticized the stipulation of the
Azerbaijani Military Doctrine that in case the Karabakh conflict is
not resolved through negotiations, Azerbaijan apply military means.