SERZH SARGSIAN ANSWERED THE QUESTIONS OF THE FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG
AZG Armenian Daily
12/11/2008
Karabakh issue
In an interview under heading "New dividing lines are dangerous in the
Caucasus" to the question, "Are you ready to withdraw your armed forces
from the 7 regions?" President Serzh Sargsian answered, "The pivotal
issue of the conflict is the status of Nagorno Karabakh. Azerbaijan
should recognize the self-determination right of the people of
Nagorno Karabakh. Only after solution of this key issue other issues
may be discussed. The control over the territories is directed to the
security of Karabakh. Today we need to negotiate about the principles
of the settlement that may be followed by a peace agreement. We have
a long way to go".