Sargsyan Should Speak of `Mutual Concessions’ in Karabakh
Negotiations: Paruir Hairikian

17:02 – 26.03.10

It was the idiots who were formerly in charge in independent Armenia
who said that the security zone around Nagorno-Karabakh (NKR) is not
Armenian territory, said National Self-Determination Union (NSDU)
leader Paruir Hairikian at a press conference today, referring to
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan’s recent statement on possible
mutual concessions between Yerevan and Baku on settling the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

`This president came to power, having the former president’s [Robert
Kocharian’s] inheritance. It was the former lamebrains of independent
Armenia who spoke about the security zone around Nagorno-Karabakh as a
territory that’s not ours,’ said Hairikian, adding that the president
must use the term `mutual concessions’ when he goes to negotiate.

Referring to the issue that those territories are determined by the
NKR Constitution, Hairikian said: `If the president of Artsakh [NKR]
speaks [about it], he must be guided by his Constitution. Armenia’s
president is Armenia’s president,’ said Hairikian.

According to him, it runs against NKR’s right to self-determination
when Armenia’s authorities make statements on NKR’s behalf.

`In the best case scenario, they should’ve said that upon Artsakh
authorities’ request, since they don’t have equal rights in
international relations; we [Armenia’s authorities] act and pass on
their views. It would also benefit Armenia,’ explained Hairikian.

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