ARMENIA WILL HAVE TO RECOGNIZE KARABAKH’S INDEPENDENCE, IF PRESSURES FROM AZERBAIJAN CONTINUE

armradio.am
24.03.2008 16:00

Political scientist Levon Melik-Shahnazaryan said during the ARF Youth
Forum that if the pressures from Azerbaijan continue, Armenia will
even have to recognize the independence of Karabakh, sign agreements
and launch activities to pursue the recognition of its independence
by countries of the world. However, according to him, the moment
has not matured yet. "If the development of events does not change,
it will become a necessity," Levon Melik-Shahnazaryan said.

As for the change of the format of negotiations, Levon
Melik-Shahnazaryan supports the 3+3+1 format, where the first three
are the Minsk Group Co-Chairs, the remaining three are Armenia,
Azerbaijan and Karabakh, the last one is the Islamic Republic of
Iran. "Several times Iran has expressed such will, and I think it will
not refute the proposal to get involved in the negotiation process,"
the political scientist said.