ARMENIA WILL RECOGNIZE NAGORNY KARABAKH IF MILITARY ACTIONS RESUMED

ArmInfo
2009-11-23 16:23:00

ArmInfo. "The statements by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev were
another evidence of Azerbaijan’s destructive stance," says Samvel
Farmanyan, President Serzh Sargsyan’s Spokesman, in an interview
with Armenpress.

He said such statements are for Azerbaijani public. Nevertheless such
statements do not create favorable atmosphere for the negotiation
process. Farmanyan believes that aggravating tension around settlement
of the Karabakh conflict is not desirable of course. "This will be
an undesirable fact for Nagorny Karabakh, Armenia and the region,"
he says. S. Farmanyan says that Armenia cannot stay indifferent to
the fate of the Karabakh people. Therefore, the president of Armenia
and other Armenian officials have repeatedly declared that Armenia
is responsible for security of the NKR.

The presidential spokesman highlights that there are quite practicable
measures in the world in case of such developments: supposing, Armenia
may recognize independence of the NKR with all the consequences
stemming from that. Second, the Republic of Armenia may sign an
agreement of mutual aid with the NKR.

"There are many ways and I am sure that Armenia will get advantage of
these ways at once or gradually," Samvel Farmanyan said. He believes
that Armenia has not yet recognized the NKR just not to prevent
peaceful settlement of the conflict. "If the peaceful talks are broken,
and military actions are resumed, nothing will hold Armenia from
recognizing independence of the NKR," the presidential spokesman says.