KARABAKH INDEPENDENCE A FACT THOUGH RELATIVE ONE
Pan Armenian News
21.05.2005 05:36
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The self-determination of Nagorno Karabakh is
a fact, Russian State Duma Deputy Konstantin Zatulin stated in an
interview with Echo Baku newspaper. In his words, the independence
of Karabakh is a fact, though a relative one, as it is not recognized
internationally. “As of the self-determination, it can be recognized
or unrecognized, it is the unalienable right of the people and the
population of Nagorno Karabakh just like any other people,” Zatulin
accentuated. When commenting on the question whether it is true that
in his opinion Nagorno Karabakh can be considered one of those states
that demonstrate very high standards of democracy and transparency
of election, the MP answered, “undoubtedly.” In his words, after
the cease-fire in Nagorno Karabakh, democratic norms of election of
authorities and conveying the power operate there. He reminded that
parliamentary election will be held in Karabakh in June. “It is not
the first parliamentary election, the election of the Parliament
and the President were held there several times,” he noted. “In
contrast to many other states, where the election process is forged,
the electoral process in Karabakh is a fact,” Zatulin emphasized.