NKR STATES READINESS TO RESOLVE CONFLICT WITH AZERBAIJAN VIA TALKS

PanARMENIAN.Net
20.02.2008 18:36 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the
resolution passed on February 20, 1988 at the extraordinary session
of the Soviet of People’s Deputies of the Nagorno Karabakh Autonomous
Oblast, the Nagorno Karabakh National Assembly:

– reaffirms the determination of the people of Artsakh, which is
embodied in the Constitution adopted at the nationwide referendum on
December 10, 2006, to build a democratic, sovereign state that has
been proclaimed on the basis of the right to free self-determination
on September 2, 1991 and vested with independence at the Referendum
of December 10 of the same year;

– certifies that the Nagorno Karabakh Republic is ready to resolve
the existing differences with Azerbaijan exclusively by means of
negotiations;

– insists that the authorities of Azerbaijan respect their obligations
to the international community, including the Nagorno Karabakh
Republic; abandon the unpromising policy of confrontation and form
an atmosphere of confidence and tolerance between the parties, which
will have a positive impulse on the efforts at finding ways for a
comprehensive settlement;

– appeals to the Parliaments of all States, the United Nation and
other interested international structures to promote a dialogue
between the elected representatives of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic
and Azerbaijan;

– expresses certainty that the international community properly
values the achievements of the Nagorno Karabakh people in building a
democratic state governed by the rule of law, forming a civil society
and takes with understanding its legal aspiration to become a full
member of the community of free states.

This statement was made public and was fully approved at the
nationwide meeting attended by thousands of people on Revival Square
of Stepanakert.