NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OF NAGORNO-KARABAKH: MADRID PRINCIPLES PROMOTE INTERESTS OF AZERBAIJAN
WPS Agency
DEFENSE and SECURITY (Russia)
July 22, 2009 Wednesday
Russia
Leaders of non-governmental organizations of Nagorno-Karabakh and
experts made a statement on July 17 proclaiming that intermediaries’
calls to honor the Madrid Principles collided with the interests of
Karabakh and Armenia.
Authors of the statement pointed out that tension in the conflict area
had been deliberately aggravated. "Security of the Nagorno-Karabakh
Republic and the Republic of Armenia – and therefore security of
the region as such – is compromised. Intermediaries’ penchant for
neglect of the realities and legitimate rights of citizens of the
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic destabilize the situation."
According to the authors, the process of conflict settlement without
representatives of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic had already proved
its utter inadequacy. They urged the involved parties to "put an end
to this political farce."
Authors of the statement suggested normalization of the
Azerbaijani-Karabakh relations on the basis of acceptance of the
actual situation and through "a dramatic revision of the existing
format and basic principles of the negotiations."