MOST IMPORTANT IS STATUS OF NAGORNO-KARABAKH AND SECURITY OF ITS PEOPLE: ABRAHAMYAN

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13:13 ~U 12.03.10

"For us, the most important thing for us is the status of
Nagorno-Karabakh (NKR) and the security of its people," said RA
National Assembly Chair Hovik Abrahamyan at a March 11 meeting with a
delegation headed by OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Joao Soares.

The Armenian parliamentary speaker noted that the basis of the NKR
conflict settlement is the recognition of NKR people’s right to
self-determination and the implementation of this right.

Mentioning that any attempt to resolve the conflict by military means
may have unpredictable consequences for not only the conflicting
parties, but also the whole region, Abrahamyan said he was certain
that the NKR issue must be resolved peacefully, through negotiations
mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group.

The NA Chair also said Armenia was in favor of establishing relations
with Turkey without any preconditions, drawing attention to the fact
that Turkey links the ratification of the Protocols to the resolution
of the NKR conflict, while these two processes have no links with
each other.

"We will ratify the Protocols as soon as they will be ratified by
the Turkish parliament," added Abrahamyan.