SERZH SARSGYAN: CONTROL OVER KARABAKH IS A SECURITY MEASURE

PanARMENIAN.Net
11.11.2008 12:48 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenia highlights adoption of a joint declaration
excluding resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict by use of force",
the Armenian President said.

"I am glad that Azerbaijan signed the document, which recognizing
all of the principles of the international law but not the one on
the territorial integrity," Serzh Sargsyan said in an interview with
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. "It’s also gratifying that the role
of the OSCE Minsk Group was emphasized."

As to ‘withdrawal of Armenian forces from 7 regions around Karabakh’,
President Sargsyan said, "The core of the conflict is the status of
Nagorno Karabakh. Azerbaijan should recognize the right of Karabakh
people to self-determination. Control over the region is a security
measure. Now, we need talks on the base document, then we will need a
peaceful agreement. History proved that Karabakh can never be a part
of Azerbaijan, irrelative of the status."