NAGORNO KARABAKH CONFLICT WILL BE SETTLED WHEN SUPERPOWERS REACH AGREEMENT OVER IT, HAKOB HAKOBIAN CONSIDERS
Noyan Tapan
Nov 6, 2008
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. The Declaration signed by the
Presidents of Armenia, Russia, and Azerbaijan on November 2 is in
essence a political resolution, in which the second superpower of
the world takes part. RA National Assembly deputy Hakob Hakobian,
a member of the Board of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA),
gave such an estimation to the Declaration at the November 6 press
conference. According to him, with that Declaration Russia showed to
the newly elected U.S. President that it is the only country solving
problems in the South Caucasian region.
According to the deputy, the Declaration is also beneficial for
Armenia, as with the Declaration it was recorded that the sides
should exclude a military way of problem settlement. "Azerbaijan
signed that document not because it is a supporter of peace, but
because it learnt a lesson from the August 8 events (the start of
the Georgian-Russian war: NT)," H. Hakobian said. He affirmed that
Azerbaijan’s leadership has understood that in case they launch
operations they will be punished by superpowers.
In H. Hakobian’s opinion, the Nagorno Karabakh conflict will be
hardly solved by the end of the year. "The problem will be solved
when superpowers manage to reach an agreement over it," he stated.