Armenpress News Agency, Armenia
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Armenian president schools Azeri delegate on history at Munich
Security Conference


MUNICH, FEBRUARY 17, ARMENPRESS. The Nagorno Karabakh conflict can be
settled only in case of the Azerbaijani leadership refusing from its
unrealistic expectations, President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan said in
response to a question from an Azeri delegate at the Munich Security
Conference.

The Azeri delegate was even interrupted by the panel discussion’s
moderator, because the lengthy question started to resemble more of a
political statement.

“Let me ask you a rhetoric question – if the leader of your country is
making territorial claims towards Yerevan this year, when in October
we will mark the 2800th anniversary of the city’s foundation, how can
the NK conflict be resolved? You want to live free, you want to live
in Karabakh, I reassure you that the people of Nagorno Karabakh also
want to live free, and they want to live on their historic
territories, where their legacy has a history of thousands of years.
They don’t want you destroying this legacy”, the President said.

The President noted that everybody is aware of the reasons why certain
territories surrounding NK are under the control of Artsakh’s defense
forces. In addition, the people of NK expressed their desire to live
independently through a referendum during the collapse of the Soviet
Union, while the then-authorities of Azerbaijan attempted to obstruct
the legitimate and lawful desire of the people of NK through force.
The President also mentioned that during that time the EU displayed a
very positive attitude and accepted the self-determination right of
NK.

“I hate war, but we had to provide a security zone in order to protect
ourselves. We are ready for a peaceful settlement of the conflict if
the Azerbaijani leadership displays reasoning and sits at the
negotiations table. This issue can be solved through mutual
understanding and mutual understanding only”, the President said.

The Armenian President stressed the 2800 year old history of Yerevan,
the Armenian capital. “The Armenian people are living on their
historic land for at least 5000 years, the Azerbaijanis and other
peoples who God knows when started identifying themselves cannot break
the will of the Armenian people”, the President said.