YEREVAN MAY RECOGNIZE KARABAKH IN RESPONSE TO BAKU POLICY

PanARMENIAN.Net
20.03.2008 14:54 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The UN resolution on Karabakh is nothing but
Azerbaijan’s attempt to counterbalance the one adopted on Kosovo’s
independence and to prove that Kosovo can’t set a precedent for
Nagorno Karabakh, Armenian President Robert Kocharian told a news
conference today.

"If Baku proceeds with its policy, Yerevan will recognize independence
of Nagorno Karabakh and conclude military agreements with it. With
its state institutes and ability to defend borders, Nagorno Karabakh
has more rights to independence than Kosovo," he said.

As to Baku’s statements on dismissal of the OSCE Minsk Group,
President Kocharian said, "The OSCE MG is the best format. If Baku
isn’t satisfied with the format of talks, it doesn’t mean that we
should give it up.

Let them not negotiate if they don’t want to. However, in this case
Azerbaijan will shoulder the responsibility for development of the
negotiation process."

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress