DANGEROUS TENDENCIES FOR ARMENIA ARE CONCEALED IN MADRID PRINCIPLES
ArmInfo
2009-07-13 17:23:00
Dangerous tendencies for Armenia are concealed in Madrid principles,
Hovhannes Igityan, member of Board of the Armenian Pan National
Movement, chairman of the Armenian Standing Parliamentary Commission
for External Relations in 1995-1999 told ArmInfo correspondent
when commenting upon the joint statement on Nagorno-Karabakh and
base principles of the conflict settlement made by Russian, US and
French presidents.
"It is natural that the "principles" were determined not today,
they are allegedly "decoded" today as in fact, everyone has known of
them for a long time",- he said. However, he thinks that dangerous
tendencies have been reflected in the statement of the three
presidents. In particular, the presidents crossed out the results of
the referendum on expression of Nagorno-Karabakh people’s will.
Igityan thinks that according to the three presidents’ statement,
the principle of territorial integrity is completely an accepted fact,
moreover accepted by Armenia, and this is perceived unambiguously. At
the same time, the referendum is mentioned in the future tense and in
a quite vague prospect, and this is also vividly shown in the three
presidents’ statement.
"All this has a number of dangers. And if we take into account
the fact that this happens against the background of Aliyev Jr’s
statements that Azerbaijani territorial integrity is not doubted,
this danger will become even more distinct",- he said.
At the same time, Igityan pointed out that he also sees some danger
in the statements of Azeri politicians who say that the Azerbaijani
Constitution doesn’t at all stipulate holding a referendum in one of
the republic’s parts.