SERZH SARGSYAN: "WE DO NOT INTEND TO ALLOW TO USE NEGOTIATIONS PROCESS TO LEAD INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY INTO ERROR"

NOYAN TAPAN
JULY 8, 2009
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, JULY 8, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. There are no new
developments around the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Armenia has not
changed its approaches. President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan stated
it at the July 6 joint press conference of the two Presidents held
within the framework of President of Cyprus Dimitris Christofias’ state
visit to Armenia. In his words, the conflict settlement must involve
stipulation of the right of Nagorno Karabakh to self-determination,
strengthening of the land communication of Nagorno Karabakh with
Armenia, guarantee for not starting military operations," the
President said. Armenia, as before, thinks that the conflict must
be settled without use of force, only through peaceful negotiations,
on the basis on principles and norms of the international law.

"All the involved parties know that the pivotal issue of the problem
is the issue of the Nagorno Karabakh status. It must be obvious for
everybody that any decision that will not be accepted by the Nagorno
Karabakh population, cannot be viable and practicable," Serzh Sargsyan
stated, emphasizing that the number of co-thinkers of this approach
gradually grows.

As for the relations with Turkey, Serzh Sargsyan mentioned that
Armenia wants to liquidate the borders remaining closed in Europe
and to build normal relations without preconditions. "However we do
not intend on that way to allow to use the negotiations process for
leading the international community into error."