TIGRAN TOROSYAN: REALIZATION OF THE RIGHT FOR SELF-DETERMINATION THE ONLY SOLUTION TO NK CONFLICT

armradio.am
11.09.2008 17:09

On September 11 Speaker of RA National Assembly Tigran Torosyan
received the delegation headed by the special representative of the
Foreign Minister of Greece, Ambassador Nicolaos Kalantsianos. The
meeting was attended by Armenia’s Permanent Representative in the OSCE
Ashot Hovakimyan, Head of the OSCE Yerevan Office Sergey Kapinos,
Armenian Ambassador to Greece Vahram Kazhoyan and Greek Ambassador
to Armenia Ioannis Korinthios.

Greeting the guests, the Armenian Parliament Speaker noted that the
visit coincided with an interesting and hard period in the region:
the August events have created a complex situation. Mr. Torosyan
expressed confidence that Greece, which is assuming the chairmanship
of the OSCE, can contribute to the settlement of regional issues,
and Armenia is ready to participate in that important process.

Ambassador Nicolaos Kalantsianos noted that after assuming the
presidency of the organization in 2009, Greece will keep in focus the
events in Georgia and through cooperation with the European Union and
the OSCE member states everything possible will be done to overcome
the crisis, which is very important for the region. Mr. Kalantsianos
asked the NA Speaker to present his views on the resolution of the
Nagorno Karabakh issue and the Armenian-Turkish relations. Turning to
the Karabakh iss ue, NA Speaker presented the process of the conflict
and the bases of settlement within the framework of international
law. Mr. Torosyan said it’s absurd that the conflict is viewed as a
conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, ignoring NKR, while the OSCE
has recognized Nagorno Karabakh as a party to the conflict and the
truce has been signed between the three sides. The only real solution
to the conflict is the realization of the right of Karabakhi people
for self-determination.