UNRECOGNIZED STATES ADOPT DECLARATION ON PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT SETTLEMENT
PanARMENIAN.Net
18.06.2007 13:40 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Foreign Ministries of four unrecognized republics
– Transdnistria, Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Nagorno Karabakh
signed Saturday the "Declaration on principles of peaceful and fair
settlement of conflicts on the territory of Moldova, Georgia, Armenia
and Azerbaijan."
"Conflicts should be settled by peaceful political means, basing on
respect to all sides in the conflict and unconditional recognition of
the right of nations to self-determination. Any pressure, including
military, information, economic, diplomatic and other measures,
must be excluded," the declaration reads.
The authors of the Declaration called to respect the will of peoples
of Abkhazia, Nagorno Karabakh, Transdnistria and South Ossetia, who
determined their own way of development via national referenda. They
also agreed to create systems of guarantees of post-conflict
settlement, including foreign, international, legal, economic and
security guarantees as well as to secure unconditional fulfillment
of obligation undertaken by the sides in the conflict.
While the Kosovo problem is discussed the unrecognized states
will issue another joint statement to be sent to the UN Security
Council. Kosovo’s inevitable independence will be a precedent for
unrecognized post-soviet republics," said Transdnistrian FM Valery
Litskay after signing the declaration, the MIGnews.com reports.