AZG Armenian Daily #232, 13/12/2008
Karabakh conflict
CONFERENCE UNDER HEADING "INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION OF UNRECOGNIZED
REPUBLICS"
A conference under heading "International recognition of unrecognized
republics in the Balkans and Caucasus" was held December 11 in Lion
(France) with the efforts of "The new generation," ARF youth wing in
France.
Well-known specialists in conflicts chaired the conference. Robert
Charven, dean of Nitsa University, delivered a speech on Kosovo
issue. Florance Martirosian, analyst, member of Sorbonne University
Center for Conflict Studies, presented the South Ossetian and
Abkhazian conflicts
Hovhannes Gevorgian, NKR representative in France, delivered a speech
on Karabakh conflict and its settlement process. Touching upon the
sources of Karabakh conflict and analyzing its initial causes, the
speaker underscored that the settlement of the conflict is impossible
in a military way. He highlighted the importance of the role of
international law in the settlement of similar conflicts.
Translated by L.H.