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    FROM WAR ECONOMY TO PEACE ECONOMY

    Azat Artsakh - Nagorno Karabakh Republic (NKR)
    15 Dec 04

    At the end of the previous week the Karabakh-based non-governmental
    organization `Avanduyt' presented the book `From War Economy to Peace
    Economy' the publication of which was funded by the organization
    `International Alert'. The book was published within the framework of
    the program `Business and Conflicts' . The book includes researches
    carried out by representatives of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Nagorni
    Karabakh, Abkhazia and South Ossia, which make attempts at studying
    the tendencies of economic development and regional cooperation in
    these countries. The presentation was turned into a round-table
    meeting. The chairman of the organization `Avanduyt' Valery Balayan
    informed that in the recent working meeting in Istanbul several
    Turkish businessmen stated that they had worked out about 30 projects
    of Turkish-Karabakh economic cooperation. Representatives of public
    organizations, journalists and businessmen participating in the
    meeting attempted to discuss whether the society is ready for the
    investment of the Turkish capital in Karabakh. The Artsakh authorities
    have stated for a number of times that they are ready for economic
    cooperation. However the society would feel confused if they learned
    that a Turkish-Karabakh joint committee would be opened. According to
    the participants of the meeting, the people of Karabakh have long been
    trading with Turkey, directly or indirectly. We eat food, wear clothes
    produced in Turkey. That is to say, in reference to trade hardly
    anything will change. As to other forms of business, which suppose
    owning Karabakh infrastructures by Turkish businessmen, the
    participants of the meeting think the authorities would not take such
    a step. Otherwise why did we fight in the war, especially that we know
    well the eastern policies? No, the people of Karabakh decided, they
    would rather not come. On the other hand, how is it possible to live
    in isolation? Even the international organizations do everything for a
    close integration of the South Caucasian region without borders and
    conflicts. They are even going to open joint business offices in the
    three recognized and three non-recognized countries of the South
    Caucasian region, as well as Turkey. We cannot avoid these
    developments therefore we would better get prepared for them. How did
    Turkey appear in the formula of the South Caucasian countries `3+3'?
    According to the vice foreign minister of NKR Masis Mayilian, the
    reason is the aspiration of Turkey to enter the EU. Besides, in
    Brussels our region is viewed in the format `Armenia, Azerbaijan,
    Georgia + Turkey'. Apparently, we are coming closer to the point when
    we have to choose either self-isolation or integration risking our
    ethnic identity. Yes, the international organizations are
    active. However, besides the positive it also contains risks. The
    processes that normally take a long time may be artificially
    expedited.

    NAIRA HAYRUMIAN.
    15-12-2004
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