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    INDEPENDENCE OF KARABAKH CANNOT BE BARGAINED AWAY

    Azat Artsakh - Nagorno Karabakh Republic [NKR]
    25 July 05

    The recent progress in the direction of the settlement of the Nagorno
    Karabakh conflict, however, did not result in signing of a political
    document because, according to the NKR foreign minister Arman Melikian,
    the very process did not undergo principal changes related to this
    progress. During the press conference in the National Press Club of
    Yerevan he mentioned that the topic of the talks is neither the
    principles of the resolution nor the return of territories and
    referendum on self-determination of Karabakh but the just forming
    principles of the negotiations which have not existed before. According
    to the foreign minister, it is pointless to consider returning
    territories or holding a referendum on self-determination since there is
    no atmosphere of mutual trust. In addition, the standpoints of the
    parties are far from each other and the minister said it is therefore
    unserious and impertinent to consider resolution. Arman Melikian thinks
    that the government of Azerbaijan should display political will to
    reconsider its approach to certain issues. In reference to the recent
    statements of the Azerbaijani top officials the minister noticed that
    they are not worth serious consideration for they are intended for the
    internal audience and not more. Nevertheless, if Azerbaijan speaks about
    territories and one million refugees, it should not forget to specify
    that 500 thousand of these one million are Armenian refugees. The
    minister of foreign affairs neither confirmed nor denied that Karabakh
    may appear at the table of negotiations but not because Artsakh is not
    prepared for the talks. On the contrary, Artsakh has always been ready
    to become involved in the negotiations only if these are real
    negotiations and not a mere game, since the participation of Karabakh,
    according to the foreign minister, is not an end in itself. `We are
    informed enough about the negotiations and we have all the possibilities
    to react correspondingly,' said the minister. In reference to compromise
    the minister of foreign affairs said the limit of compromise is the
    security of Karabakh. Not an inch of land can be ceded to Azerbaijan.
    `The independence of Karabakh is indisputable and everybody knows this,'
    stated Arman Melikian. According to the minister, the international
    community takes the actual state of things into account. One of the
    journalists asked if the minister thinks that some political document
    may be signed during the Aliev ` Kocharian meeting in Kazan is possible;
    Arman advised to abstain from making political forecasts.

    CHRISTINE MNATSAKANIAN.
    25-07-2005

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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