GORAN LENNMARKER: "INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY HAS NO INTENTION TO GIVE INDEPENDENCE TO NAGORNO KARABAKH"
Today, Azerbaijan
April 23 2007
"Majority of international organizations support Azerbaijan and
Armenia in the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
This factor may provide a golden opportunity for the two countries,"
says the report by Goran Lennmarker, President of OSCE Parliamentary
Assembly.
The reporter said three South Caucasus republics should form a stable
basis of regional security, freedom, democracy and development,
APA reports.
"Calls for war contribute nothing but escalation of the situation.
The expansionism is unacceptable in the world where integration
processes are going. There should be Nagorno Karabakh’s safer access
to Armenia and Azerbaijan’s to Nakhchivan. Everyone should feel
himself safe irrespectively of his nationality and belonging to any
national minorities. The settlement of problems of refugees and IDPs
is important from this point of view," the report says.
Goran Lenmarker said the status of Nagorno Karabakh is a key issue
in this process.
"If the problem is settled on the integration principles then status
question could be agreed easily. Open borders and integrated economy
will minimize the importance of issue of control over territories.
Nagorno Karabakh wants to become independent but there are many
minority groups in the Caucasus. The international community has
no intention to give independence all of them, including Nagorno
Karabakh. But it is important that Nagorno Karabakh and Armenia have
direct relations. Azerbaijan is prepared to grant the highest autonomy
to Nagorno-Karabakh," the report continues.
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