ARKADY GHUKASYAN: INDEPENDENCE IS THE ONLY CONDITION OF SURVIVAL OF ARTSAKHI PEOPLE
ArmRadio.am
31.08.2006 14:56
"Independence is not an end in itself. It is the only condition
of survival, development and prosperity of Karabakhi people on the
land of their predecessor," NKR President Arkady Ghukasyan declared,
MEDIAMAX Agency reports.
In Arkady Ghukasyan’s words, "we realize pretty well" that the
international recognition of NKR is an extremely complex and long path,
which depend also on the geopolitical processes in our region.
The NKR President mentioned that the Nagorno Karabakh Republic is
de facto a full-fledged state, and many accept this. "We not only
managed to defend our independence in the war imposed by Azerbaijan,
but also managed to overcome its results in a comparably short period
of time and to build a state, which has gone far ahead of Azerbaijan
as it refers to socio-economic and democratic standards."
Commenting on the non-participation of Nagorno Karabakh in the
negotiations process, Arkady Ghukasyan noted that "Baku prefers
to deal with Yerevan for the purpose of reshaping the issue of
self-determination of Karabakhi people into the territorial disputes
between Armenia and Azerbaijan."