RAFFI HOVHANNISIAN PRESENTS DRAFT LAW ON OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF NKR IN RA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
Noyan Tapan
Aug 28 2007
YEREVAN, AUGUST 28, NOYAN TAPAN. Raffi Hovhannisian, the Head of the
Zharangutiun (Heritage) parliamentarian faction, presented a draft law
on "Recognition of the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh" to the RA National
Assembly on August 28. It is mentioned in the message received from the
office of the party that after being approved, signed and enforced,
this first legislative initiative of the Zharangutiun party will
provide the application of de jure recognition, Armenia has waited
for for a long time, to the autocratic de facto state founded in
Stepanakert in 1991 in accordance with international and soviet laws.
According to the author of the bill, in case this law is adopted,
the factual status of Artsakh will, in justice, be recognized by
the Republic of Armenia, taking into consideration the fact that
the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh meets all the preconditions of the
international law for an autocratic state. The law will serve as
a basis for regulating the relations of the Republics of Armenia
and Nagorno Karabakh in connection with the official recognition
of the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh, for making the RA rights and
obligations certain in strengthening and providing the security of
Artsakh, defining the state policy and national interest of Armenia
for the latter’s participation in post-conflict restoration work.