ARMENIAN FM: NAGORNY KARABAKH IS NOT A MATTER OF SEPARATISM, BUT SELF- DETERMINATION OF THE NATION AND THE CITIZENS
Kiev, June 19. ArmInfo. The situation in Nagorny Karabakh cannot be
characterized as "separatism" and the deputies of the State Duma should
not come out for return of the Crimea to Russia, Vardan Oskanyan,
Foreign Minister of Armenia, said in a press conference in Kiev,
"New Region" Kiev-based branch reports.
"Nagorny Karabakh is not a matter of separatism, but self-determination
of the nation and the citizens,> the minister said. At the same time,
he criticized the statements of the State Duma deputies concerning
the probable return of the Crimea. "Armenia respects the territorial
integrity of the Ukraine. Such statements are inadmissible," the
minister said. In his turn, Boris Tarasyuk, Foreign Minister of the
Ukraine, said he discussed the conflict over Nagorny Karabakh with
Vardan Oskanyan. "I’d like Oskanyan’s optimism about the situation
in Nagorny Karabakh to come true in the peaceful resolution of the
conflict,> Tarasyuk said. He added that the Ukraine proposed holding
negotiations for Karabakh conflict’s resolution in its territory.
To note, earlier GUAM member-states, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan
and Moldova, stated that one of the organization’s goal is to fight
"separatism," including in Nagorny Karabakh.