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PRESS RELEASE
THURSDAY 17 MARCH 2011

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EUROPE IN FAVOUR OF PEOPLE’S RIGHTS
_- FRANCE IS SUPPORTING PEOPLE’S RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION IN THE
NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT_
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_- THE EUROPEAN UNION RECOGNISES THE LIBYAN TRANSITIONAL NATIONAL
COUNCIL AS A VALID POLITICAL FORCE_
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The European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy states
that two key declarations are questioning the European stance
regarding the relationship’s between people and States.
During a parliamentary session in the French National Assembly on
Wednesday 9 March 2011, when Mr. François Rochebloine ` an MP from
the group _Nouveau Centre_ asked a question about the peace
negotiations for the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the
French Minister for Foreign and European affairs, Mr. Alain Juppé,
declared that a `peoples’ right to self-determination is a
fundamental principle of settling any conflict’.
Two days later, on March 11th, 2011, the President of the European
Union, Mr. Herman Van Rompuy made a statement at the end of the
extraordinary European summit in Brussels dedicated to the situation
in Libya, in which he welcomed and encouraged the Libyan Transitional
National council (TNC), which he considers as a `valid political
interlocutor’ for Europe and `with whom he wishes to work
closely’.
The European Armenian Federation welcomes these standpoints which
puts the European Union as the initiator of a total reconsideration of
the relations between peoples and States. Contrary to the traditional
Realpolitik, the Federation is expecting that, regarding this issue,
that Real Democracy will be implemented in Europe.
The Federation confirms that following the example of the Libyans,
the Karabakhis rose against the arbitrariness, which, in this case,
allowed the annexation of their territory to a totalitarian country;
the Federation also reaffirms that the Armenian people do not want to
be anymore the perpetual victim of the Realpolitik supremacy on
peoples’ right.
`The systematic massacres of Armenians by successive Azerbaijani
powers are proof that it is no longer possible that Karabakh returns
under the rule of Azerbaijan and that the international community does
not have the moral right to demand from the Armenians such a suicidal
act’, declared Hilda Tchoboian, President of the European Armenian
Federation.
The Federation considers that Mr Juppé’s declaration on the
primacy of the people’s right to self-determination in the Minsk
Group negotiations, is a major event which should change the Karabakh
peace negotiations process: `We, for the weeks to come, are waiting
for the conclusions from the Minsk group’s peace discussions’,
stated Hilda Tchoboian.
The Federation concludes that, by being the Minsk group’s
co-presidency since 1997, France has acquired the expertise which
gives the country the necessary authority to support the people’s
right’s.
`Mr. Juppé opens up the way for the international recognition of
Nagorno-Karabakh’, concluded Hilda Tchoboian.

From: A. Papazian