ARTSAKH AND ARMENIAN PEOPLES REALIZE THAT ARTSAKH DEFENSIVE SYSTEM WILL BE DESTROYED BY CEDING EVEN IF SMALLEST TERRITORY, MIATSUM REPRESENTATIVE CONSIDERS

Noyan Tapan

Nov 19, 2008

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 19, NOYAN TAPAN. "The Armenian authorities wish to
solve the Nagorno Karabakh problem by acting as they think best, as
it proceeds from their personal interests," Alex Kananian, a member
of the Miatsum (Joining) national initiative, stated at the November
19 press conference.

He affirmed that for the sake of prosperity of their own business the
RA authorities strive for achieving opening of the Armenian-Turkish
border by all means, and the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh
conflict in that context is very dangerous for Armenia and Artsakh.

According to A. Kananian, RA President Serzh Sargsyan’s last
visit to Artsakh was presented by media as a check up, but indeed
S. Sargsyan had a secret meeting with the leadership of Artsakh and
representatives of power structures. According to A. Kananian, during
that meeting the RA President said "by a tone not admitting objection"
that he has decided to settle the problem on the basis of the Madrid
principles, according to which the Armenian troops will be withdrawn
from 5 liberated territories, after which the Kelbajar region will
be ceded to Azerbaijan.

As A. Kananian added, S. Sargsyan’s security was strengthened in an
unprecedented way during his visit to Artsakh: "the whole Stepanakert
was paralysed, snipers were placed on roofs of houses." The speaker
said that in spite of all that the peoples of both Artsakh and Armenia
realize that the defensive system of Artsakh will be destroyed by
ceding even if the smallest territory.