KAYDENAU’S STATEMENT ON POSSIBLE RECOGNITION OF NKR HAS ALSO MESSAGE FOR ARMENIA

PanARMENIAN.Net
04.11.2009 18:32 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "The risk of renewed hostilities along the
contact line between Armenia and Azerbaijan is large enough. This
is evidenced by recent statements of the EU Special Representative
for South Caucasus Peter Semneby, the Deputy Assistant Secretary
of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Tina Kaydenau and the
report of the International Crisis Group, which mentioned that open
confrontation may happen by the end of this year," Stepan Safaryan ,
head of the parliamentary faction of "Heritage" told a press conference
in Yerevan today.

He commented on the latest statement made by Kaydanau that the U.S.

recognizes the independence of NKR if Azerbaijan renewes hostilities.

Stepan Safaryan said that this is certain leverage of pressure
against Azerbaijan. "This is also a message for Armenia no longer
to procrastinate the time, and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict should
be solved through mutual concessions," the head of the "Heritage"
faction said.

According to Stepan Safaryan, the best way out of this situation for
Armenia is to recognize the independence of NKR or leave the issue
in the agenda of the Parliament.

Replying to the question addressed by a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, if
NKR recognition would provoke a renewal of hostilities by Azerbaijan,
Stepan Safaryan said, that possibility of war does not depend on the
recognition of independence of NKR, but on the military-political
potential of Azerbaijan.