ARAM SARGSYAN: ARMENIA’S RESPONSE TO AZERBAIJAN SHOULD BE ADEQUATE
Karen Ghazaryan

"Radiolur"
27.11.2009 17:25

Leader of the Democratic Party of Armenia Aram Sargsyan considers
that the authorities of the Republic of Armenia never managed to
properly present the essence of the Karabakh issue to the international
community, while Azerbaijan successfully continues distorting it.

"The Armenian side cannot have any expectations unless certain
conceptual changes are made in the process of settlement of the
Karabakh issue," Aram Sargsyan said.

"We know that the Madrid Principles envisage return of territories. It
means that the Armenian side, in principle, agrees that the territories
should be returned," he said. According to the leader of the Democratic
Party, if this is not so, it’s more than necessary to suspend the
negotiation process and demand from the Minsk Group Co-Chairs to
express a clear stance on the bellicose statements of the President
of Azerbaijan. The co-chair countries also have to condemn such
statements.

Armenia should have recognized the independence of Nagorno Karabakh
long ago, Sram Sargsyan believes. "First, Armenia had to recognize
the fact of Nagorno Karabakh’s secession from Azerbaijan, which took
place in line will all norms of international law and the Soviet
legislation."

The leader of the Democratic Party considers that Armenia should take
adequate steps in response to the aggressive statements of Azerbaijan.