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Official Yerevan should recognize both Kosovo and Nagorno Karabakh
07.05.2008 16:45 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ One of the priority tasks for
Armenia’s should be settlement of liberated
territories in Nagorno Karabakh and support to NKR’s
foreign policy, an Armenian expert said.

`The Armenian-Azeri so-called consultations produced
no effect. With creation of the Kosovo precedent,
official Yerevan should recognize both Kosovo and
Nagorno Karabakh. With densely populated NKR, it will
be possible to prevent a new war between Karabakh and
Azerbaijan,’ chairman of Mitq analytical center,
historian Eduard Abrahamyan said in an interview with
PanARMENIAN.Net.

Another key task is cooperation with NATO and Shanghai
Cooperation Organization (SCO), which claims to become
the major military-political bloc and a counterbalance
to the Alliance, according to him.

`Our neighbor Iran has already announced intention to
join the SCO. Yerevan’s joining the Organization will
open new horizons and possibilities to participate in
global economic projects. Moreover, contrary to
pro-western Azerbaijan, Armenia can become an
alternative for many Asian gas exporters and act as
transit country,’ he said. `However, it doesn’t mean
that we should stand up against NATO. What we should
do is to assess the situation and decide on the
benefits we can gain from cooperating with the blocs.’

`Strengthening of ties with states which are Armenia’s
military and strategic partners is also important. To
be self-sufficient we should get rid of the complex of
`a helpless nation’ and develop viable projects for
consolidation of Armenian state system in the South
Caucasus,’ the expert said.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress