LYUDMILA HARUTYUNYAN: DISCLOSURE OF THE MADRID PRINCIPLES WERE MEANT TO EXCITE THE SOCIETY
AZG DAILY
21-07-2009
Head of the Center for Regional Integration and Conflict Resolution
Lyudmila Harutyunyan and representative of the Social-Democratic
Hnchagian Party Board Vahan Shirkhanyan discussed the Karabakh
issue today.
According to Lyudmila Harutyunyan, the Madrid Principles were made
public to excite the society. Vahan Shirkhanyan is dissatisfied with
the principles, saying those are anti-Armenian.
"Artsakh should not participate in the negotiations on settlement. It
should conduct talks with Azerbaijan. Armenia has nothing to do
here. Armenia’s task is to recognize the independence of Artsakh and
be a guarantor of peace," Vahan Shirkhanyan considers.
According to Lyudmila Harutyunyan, this opinion is too radical. "One
can always make such statements if he wishes to deepen the conflict,"
she said.
"We often hear such opinions. If we approach the issue from the
professional point of view, the negotiation process is already under
way. We can always make such statements if we don not wish to solve
the conflict. We should aspire to establish lasting peace. One of
our objectives is to keep the Artsakhi lands, because there are 400
thousand refugees from Azerbaijan who should have somewhere to live,"
Lyudmila Harutyunyan stated.