FM: ALL THE THREE PRINCIPLES ADVANCED BY ARMENIA HAVE BEEN FIXED IN THE ISSUED MADRID PRINCIPLES

ArmInfo
2009-07-14 14:12:00

ArmInfo. The three basic principles, advanced by Armenia, have been
fixed in the issued provisions on the Karabakh conflict settlement,
deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Shgavarsh Kocharyan said in an
interview with PTA.

‘In particular, three principles, advanced by the Armenian party,
around which we work and will keep on working, have been reflected. The
first principle concerns the status of Nagorno Karabakh, as its
status may be determined by its people only and through a referendum,
the results of which will be mandatory for everyone. An intermediate
status is stipulated before the referendum, where the NKR has also
a certain international subjectivity’, – Kocharyan emphasized.

Moreover, he emphasized the importance of assuring a reliable
overland communication between the NKR and Armenia. Kocharyan also
attached special importance to availability of an international
multi-layer system assuring the NKR population security. which all
the provisions, requiring serious approaches and a painstaking work,
should be specified>, Kocharyan resumed.

To note, the OSCE site reports that the presidents of OSCE
MG co-chair-countries made a joint statement on the Nagorno
Karabakh Conflict at the L’Aquila Summit of the Eight, July 10,
2009. The statement says that the Basic Principles reflect a
reasonable compromise based on the Helsinki Final Act principles
of Non-Use of Force, Territorial Integrity, and the Equal Rights
and Self-Determination of Peoples. The Basic Principles include, in
particular: return of the territories surrounding Nagorno- Karabakh to
Azerbaijani control; an interim status for Nagorno-Karabakh providing
guarantees for security and self-governance; a corridor linking Armenia
to Nagorno- Karabakh; future determination of the final legal status
of Nagorno-Karabakh through a legally binding expression of will;
the right of all internally displaced persons and refugees to return
to their former places of residence; and international security
guarantees that would include a peacekeeping operation.