HERITAGE PARTY HOPEFUL THIS TIME KARABAKH RECOGNITION WILL MAKE IT ON PARLIAMENT’S AGENDA

Tert
Nov 2 2009
Armenia

Last week Heritage Party once again submitted a draft law on
recognizing Nagorno-Karabakh’s independence to Armenia’s National
Assembly. The draft law was submitted to the National Assembly in 2008
as well, but it wasn’t even included in the parliamentary agenda at
the time.

At today’s press conference, Tert.am asked Heritage Party member
Anahit Bakhshyan what possibility her party sees in their draft law
being discussed in parliament this time.

In response, Bakhshayn stated that the possibility is greater now than
it was in the previous year, because, according to the party member,
there are more political forces today that with their words show
that perhaps the best solution in resolving the current entanglement
in the Karabakh conflict is the recognition of the Republic of
Nagorno-Karabakh’s independence by Armenia.

It is well-known that the coalition Republican Party of Armenia and
Prosperous Armenia Party have already come out against the draft law.

Bakhshyan noted, however, that "it’s okay, at least let it be on the
agenda, [let it] be discussed."