PEOPLE OF AZERBAIJAN LOSES ITS INTEREST IN KARABAKH PROBLEM, POLITICIAN LEVON MELIK-SHAKHNAZARIAN STATES
Noyan Tapan
Dec 26 2006
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. "There was no "window" in the
negotition process on peaceful settlement of the Karabakh conflict
in 2006. More, and the next year as well will be a year of a "close
window." Politician Levon Melik-Shakhnazarian stated about it at the
December 26 press conference. In his words, Armenia’s and Azerbaijani
positions, exclusing one another, were the reason for futility of
the negotiations in 2006. On the one hand, the nation’s principle on
self-determination, on the other hand, on territorial integrity.
L.Melik-Shakhnazarian mentioned that the main task of the Armenian
side in the negotiation process is moving of the problem from the
political field to the legal one. In his opinion, the attempt to
solve the Karabakh problem in the political way is not right. He also
reminded that Nagorno Karabakh has never been in the structure of
independent Azerbaijan. L.Melik-Shakhnazarian emphasized the necessity
of participation of the Karabakh side in the negotiations: "During
the recent years the Karabakh side is forced out of the negotiation
process what gives possibility to Azerbaijan to present Armenia as
an aggressor." The politician mentioned that all the warlike calls
of Azerbaijan to settle the conflict in the military way are only
"for the inside consumption."
In reality, Azerbijan has numerous social problems, the problem of
Talyshes, etc. And the population of this country is not ready for
determined actions as it lost its interest in the Karabakh problem and
"does not any longer accept Karabakh as a part of Azerbaijan."