NKR PRESIDENT: "INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY OF THE NAGORNO KARABAKH REPUBLIC CANNOT BE A SUBJECT OF GAMBLE"
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2008-10-28 11:51
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
NKR president Bako Sahakian and RA president Serzh Sargsyan, who was
on a two-day working visit to Artsakh, observed military maneuvers,
conducted by the NKR Defense Army.
Answering the journalists’ questions Bako Sahakian noted that the
state independence and security of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic are
exclusive values and cannot be an article of commerce and gambling.
"The Armenian people has paid a high price for this independence
and freedom, that’s why we have no right to put them under risk", –
Bako Sahakian stressed.
He also emphasized that the Nagorno Karabakh Republic is ready to
start direct negotiations with Azerbaijan without any preconditions
and discuss any issues related to the Karabakh-Azerbaijani conflict
settlement; however, it cannot be at the expense of our independence
and security.
"The NKR Defense Army can rebuff any encroachment upon our independence
and security, and in case of aggression by Azerbaijan shift hostilities
deep into the adversary’s territory", – Bako Sahakian said.