"KARABAKH’S INDEPENDENCE DAY IS ARTIFICIAL"

9/09/2/jirayr-sefilyan
04:10 pm | September 02, 2009

Politics

Nagorno-Karabakh Republic marks the 18th anniversary of its
independence on September 2.

Jirayr Sefilyan, a Lebanese citizen of Armenian descent, commanded
of a Shushi special regiment, thinks the holiday is artificial like
the country’s name- Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.

"Nagorno-Karabakh united with Armenia long ago. Actually, we all have
one Independence Day-September 21. The ideology was adopted in 1988,"
Sefilyan said to A1+.

Jirayr Sefilyan says the resolution of the Karabakh conflict is
periled with every passing day. The Miatsum Initiative is seriously
concerned over this issue and is going to hold a discussion on the
matter on September 3.

"If 7-8 years ago it was impossibly to speak of the conflict settlement
today the maintenance of Karabakh’s status quo is discussed on an
international level. It is high time Armenian authorities quitted the
idea of ceding an acre of land. In no other country has the native
land become an object of bargain," adds Mr. Sefilyan.

Miatsum invites everyone concerned over the Karabakh issue to the
discussion with the exception of Armenian authorities.

"Today the main concern of our authorities is to keep power. They
have become marionettes for the West."

With regard to the normalisation of Armenian-Turkish relations,
Mr. Sefilyan said: "The USA and Turkey will intrude into the Caucasus
and frustrate the equilibrium in the region. The frustrations have
always caused great harms to Armenians. The protocols adopted by
Armenia and Turkey carry great damage for Armenia. They question the
Genocide issue and Kars Treaty."