VAHRAM ATANESYAN RECOMMENDS AZERI FM TO REFRAIN FROM GIVING WAY TO PHANTASY
PanARMENIAN.Net
11.11.2009 20:48 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Azeri FM’s statement on plans of discussing NKR
future status by "Armenian and Azerbaijani communities of Nagorno
Karabakh" fully distorts the essence of negotiation process, Vahram
Atanesyan, Head of NKR NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations
told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.
"Even if we theoretically assume that NKR can give consent to the
methodology enshrined in Madrid Principles, the document will not
imply inter-community discussions over Karabakh status," NKR MP
said, adding that during 1991 independence referendum "Azeris had the
right to participate in referendum and express their opinion but they
preferred to bomb Armenian population." "We won’t give them a second
chance," he stressed.
With regard to the wording "Azerbaijani community of Nagorno Karabakh",
he considered it nonsense by which Baku seeks to prove that former
Azeri residents of Karabkh are entitled to determine NK status.
"In my view, those Azeris can go to Karabakh only as NKR citizens. I
am sure that negotiation process does not focus on issues like
determination of NKR status by communities. I’d recommend Azeri
Foreign Minister to refrain from giving way to fantasy," MP stressed.
Azeri FM Elmar Mamedyarov recently announced that Karabakh’s future
status will be determined by "Armenian and Azerbaijani communities
of Nagorno Karabakh" and reiterated his stance on resolving the issue
in the frameworks of Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
