"It Is Better For The Armenians Of Karabakh To Remain Citizens Of A

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"IT IS BETTER FOR THE ARMENIANS OF KARABAKH TO REMAIN CITIZENS OF AZERBAIJAN"

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[12:17 pm] 19 June, 2006

Baku is ready to grant Karabakh the highest level of sovereignty which
ever existed in the world, even the kind of sovereignty which Tatarstan
has as part of the Russian Federation. Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan
Elmar Mamedyarov announced about it, "For example, the Constitution
of Tatarstan allows them to open consulates in other countries".

According to website day.az, Mamedyarov said it is meaningless to
seek alternative ways of settling the Karabakh conflict when there
already exist precedents of settling suchlike conflicts. According
to the Minister, the status of Karabakh must be cleared up sooner or
later. Baku offers to solve the problem quickly, but for this purpose
conditions must be created for the Azeris who used to live in Karabakh
to participate in the process, the Foreign Minister said.

"Azerbaijan will get more and more powerful day by day, and the
Armenians of Nagorno Karabakh must realize that it is better for
them to remain citizens of Azerbaijan", Azeri Foreign Minister Elmar
Mamedyarov said.