POLITICAL SCIENTIST ARMAN AYVAZYAN: "ARMENIA SHOULD BOUND NAGORNO KARABAKH CONFLICT TO THE ISSUE OF "GENOCIDE"

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April 23 2008
Azerbaijan

Armenians should consider the Nagorno Karabakh conflict in direct
connection with the issue of "genocide of Armenians".

The due announcement was made by Arman Ayvazyan, head of the center
of strategic researches.

"The problem of Nagorno Karabakh emerged as a result of "genocide
of Armenians". Turkey calls us aggressors, saying that we occupied
Nagorno Karabakh. And by some unknown reasons we forget to answer that
this is Turkey which occupied the western part of our territory and
now helps Azerbaijan occupy our eastern lands as well", said Ayvazyan
at a press conference.

He said "genocide of Armenians" should be considered not as a
historical but as a modern problem.

"When resolution 106 was considered in the US congress, Turkey involved
its US relations as well as inner problems, connected with Kurds to
it. We should have raised the problem of Karabakh and our national
security", said Ayvazyan.

On October 10 of 2007 the Committee for Foreign Affairs of the Congress
House of Representatives adopted resiolution No 106 with an appeal
to fix the fact of "genocide of Armenians" in the external policy of
the United States.

The said issue is expected to be discussed in the House of
Representatives.

According to Ayvazyan the main ground may have become the lack of
guarantees of national security of Armenia and threat to stability
in the region.

"We should have explained to the Americans that adoption of resolution
206 would have encourages Turkey to recognition of "the genocide"
which would imply establishment of more reliable and stable peace in
the region", Ayvazyan noted.