No alternative to Artsakh`s self-determination

ARMINFO
Armenia –
Marianna Mkrtchyan

ArmInfo. The Armenia and With Honor parliamentary factions issued a joint statement on Azerbaijan's ongoing aggression against Armenia and Artsakh. 

The dominant faction Civil Contract torpedoes the draft statement  introduced by the two opposition factions. 

"By torpedoing the Parliament's statement, this anti-national  government has put one more obstacle to advancing out national  interests. The statement was aimed at drawing the international  community's attention and making a political assessment of the  anti-Armenian policy by Turkey and Azerbaijan," the opposition's  statement reads. 

Azerbaijan and Turkey must be held responsible for using forces and  unleashing the 44-day aggression, thousands of victims, war crimes,  ongoing terror and humanitarian disaster. 

"There is no alternative to Artsakh's self-determination and the  three wars provoked by Azerbaijan is the best evidence that the issue  of Artsakh's status must be settled as soon as possible following the  principle 'recognition for salvation'.  

"The Azerbaijani armed forces must be withdrawn from the territory of   the Republic of Artsakh. The coercive policy Azerbaijan and Turkey   are implementing toward Armenia and Artsakh is a gross violation of   international law and will not produce any results. It requires an   adequate response by the international community. Considering the   above, the RA National Assembly is calling on the allied nations,  parliaments, international agencies, international community to raise   their voice to prevent further genocidal activities by Azerbaijan and   Turkey, take effective measures strengthen real peace in the region,  preventing violations of international law, principles of nonuse of   force or threat of force, terrorist practices, policy of coercion and   blackmail by Azerbaijan."  

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS