EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF "AZAT ARTSAKH" NEWSPAPER ANSWERS…

Azat Artsakh Daily
Published on April 11, 2008
NKR Republic

Editor-in-chief of "Azat Artsakh" newspaper answers the Azerbaijanian’s
newspaper’s questions "Hafta ichi" ("During the week") Azerbaijanian
daily newspaper disturbs You.

Dear editor-in-chief Murad Petrosian, we’d like to take an interview
from you. I have sent you questions, but your journalists have
answered, that You haven’t time yet. Today we wait for your answers. We
send again the questions. – Is it true, that foreign companies operate
in Nagorno-Karabakh? – Yes, it’s true – If it’s not difficult,
name, please, what foreign companies operate in Nagorno-Karabakh,
and what are they occupied with? – These companies are private, and
belong to citizens of North and South America, Asia and different
countries of Europe, as well as Australia. – What do you think, Is
Karabakh independent or not?. If it is independent, then why till now
any state hasn’t recognize it? – Nagorno-Karabakh is an INDEPENDANT
REPUBLIC for a long time, and not only me: There isn’t anybody in
our republic who wouldn’t like and accept our INDEPENDENCE. – Do you
consider you as the citizen of Azerbaijan? As all the states, besides
Armenia, find out, that Karabakh is an Azerbaijanian territory… –
Absurd question: Azerbaijan compeled us a war, because of which
our villages and towns were ruined, nearly every Karabakhian family
suffered human losses… And after all that you ask "Do I recognize
me as the citizen of Azerbaijan?".We all are NKR citizens. Karabakh
is an armenian land. The world, in fact, recognizes it, but legal
registration shifts on our and your shoulders. – What do you think
about problem settlement? In what do you see the way out? – You are
against our independence, we are-for, there isn’t the third one.

Someone should concede. For us a concession is equal to death. And
for you it would be only a great step on the way of civilization and
justice. Or-or: there isn’t the third variant – new war.If you will
not refuse fro your claims, so I think, that war is inevitable. As for
us there is no a way out : better a great war at once, than periodic
"sumgaits" – Do the Armenians living in Karabakh want war or not? –
Nobody wants war: it’s a terrible thing. But you dont leave for
us any choice, if you demand submission of Nagorno-Karabakh to
Azerbaijan. Even two native brothers don’t get on long without
quarrel in one house and what about the two people – with various
culture, belief, language, customs and traditions…Sooner or later
contradictions and collisions will appear – even in such advanced,
tolerant region as Europe is. Look, what is happening in Belgium,
England, France, Spain, Greece, Germany, Yugoslavia.It is impossible to
force artificially people to joint residing.Doubly it’s impossible for
fighting people having on a basis of these conflicts historical roots,
PERIODICALLY repeating bloodsheds. On the contrary, world countries are
obliged to favour comprehensively to their separate coexistence.They
should come naturally to joint coexistence through moral psychological
and cultural evolution. Any artificial group mixing has two final
results: either the small people is observed, or periodically
repeating blood- sheds last till one of them appear completely lost or
modified.It’s the LAW of sociological science established by reality,
given by Nature. – Have you friends, relatives in Azerbaijan? If you
have, what are they, legal experts or journalists? – In Azerbaijan I
have neither friends nor relatives. Last time I was there 20 years ago.

– Your opinion about "national diplomacy". Can this factor help
conflict settlement. – Not only "national diplomacy" but any
diplomacy in the sanction of our problem is useless. As PUBLIC
CONSCIOUSNESS is liable to a change, but you will not change it by
diplomacy.Only practic sensation, practic factor can effect only on
public consciousness in the case of our conflict. – Would you like to
cooperate with Azerbaijanian mass-media? – I don’t see eny harm from
cooperation with Azerbaijanian mass-media, but there is an essential
handicap. The "authors" of the first "shots", FIRST blood-sheds are
the representatives of Azerbaijan nation…. I mean sumgait butchery
but any Azerbaijanian hasn’t apologized for criminal act. On the
contrary, all seek to simulate. And it speaks that any words about an
opportunity to find common language, to come to "general denominator"
– are unpromising. Where there isnt fair approach, there can not be
confidential relations, and without these relations there cannot be
a positive result from any dialogue. – Thank You very much