IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR AZERBAIJAN TO RECOGNIZE FIRST NKR INDEPENDENCE
By K.G., Stepanakert

AZG Armenian Daily
27/08/2008

Karabakh conflict

At the request of "Azg" daily correspondent, Chairman of NKR National
Assembly Foreign Relations Commission Vahram Atanesian commented
on the Russian Lower and Upper Chambers’ decisions on recognition
of independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. "In my opinion, the
decisions taken by the Russian Parliament’s Upper and Lower Chambers
will not be followed by any legal act; and the Russian President
and Government will probably wait for the answer of the EU summit on
September 1.

However, independent of everything, the last developments in the world
confirm that the European Security and Cooperation Pact is undergoing
a transformation. It took place in Balkans then in South Ossetia.

It would be better if Azerbaijan taking into account the
above-mentioned recognized first the independence of Nagorno
Karabakh. That would give it an opportunity to be engaged directly
in the discussion of the controversial issues.

I think that today Azerbaijan has an exceptional opportunity to have
its special place in the civilized world, and it would be better if
the authorities of that country do not miss the opportunity", he said.