There are only three principled demands on Karabakh, which must be secured, said Ishkhan Saghatelyan, a representative of the Supreme Body of ARF Dashnaktsutyun and an MP from the opposition "Armenia" bloc, during the September 2 rally of the Resistance Movement on the French Square in the center of Yerevan (PHOTOS).
The Karabakh issue, he said, has existential significance for Armenia.
"Karabakh is our strength and our dignity. It can never become an object of bargaining. Nevertheless, Karabakh today is on the brink of an abyss. It is threatened by ethnic cleansing and expulsions of Armenians," the oppositionist said.
He also listed the previously mentioned three main demands:
1. Any solution by which Karabakh can be incorporated into Azerbaijan must be excluded.
2. The enclave state of Karabakh should be excluded. That is, a reliable land connection must be established between Karabakh and Armenia.
3. Karabakh's demilitarization should be excluded. That is, the Armed Forces of Armenia and Karabakh should participate in the creation of a unified security system.
The obligatory provision and subsequent implementation of these three requirements, according to Saghatelyan, can prevent attempts to evict Armenians from Karabakh.
"For all these three requirements, we have problems. But we, for the realization of these goals, will fight to the end!" the parliamentarian stressed.
