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YEREVAN WILL SEEK INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION OF KARABAKH
Interfax News Agency
April 16 2008
Russia
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has called the existence of the
self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) an "irreversible
fact.""Azerbaijan must understand once and for all one simple truth:
the existence of the independent Nagorno-Karabakh Republic is an
irreversible fact," the Armenian leader said at the Foreign Ministry
on Wednesday.
"The people of Nagorno-Karabakh have gained their right to a free and
independent life. And with our efforts this right must be recognized
by the international community," Sargsyan said.
Armenia must help ensure favorable conditions on the international
arena for peaceful and fair resolution of the Karabakh problem,
he said.
The Armenian army is the most effective in the region, Sargsyan said.
"Azerbaijan leaders must finally understand that large profits from
selling natural resources do not automatically mean prosperity and
economic development in the country, and that the abundance of loud
militarist statements is not indication of the presence of a strong
army," the Armenian president said.
One of the most important tasks in Armenia's foreign policy for the
next few years is a more intensive cooperation with friendly countries,
Sargsyan added.
"As the head of state I believe that our most serious task now is
to step up economic relations with friendly countries, to develop
cultural cooperation, more active efforts in the external field of
the media and public relations, and a proper representation of the
Armenian cultural legacy abroad," the Armenian president said.
While meeting with foreign ministry officials Sargsyan introduced to
them their new foreign minister, Edvard Nalbandyan, who was appointed
to that post on April 14.
In the next few years Armenia must conduct a more active foreign
policy aimed at achieving tangible results, Sargsyan said.
Interfax News Agency
April 16 2008
Russia
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has called the existence of the
self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) an "irreversible
fact.""Azerbaijan must understand once and for all one simple truth:
the existence of the independent Nagorno-Karabakh Republic is an
irreversible fact," the Armenian leader said at the Foreign Ministry
on Wednesday.
"The people of Nagorno-Karabakh have gained their right to a free and
independent life. And with our efforts this right must be recognized
by the international community," Sargsyan said.
Armenia must help ensure favorable conditions on the international
arena for peaceful and fair resolution of the Karabakh problem,
he said.
The Armenian army is the most effective in the region, Sargsyan said.
"Azerbaijan leaders must finally understand that large profits from
selling natural resources do not automatically mean prosperity and
economic development in the country, and that the abundance of loud
militarist statements is not indication of the presence of a strong
army," the Armenian president said.
One of the most important tasks in Armenia's foreign policy for the
next few years is a more intensive cooperation with friendly countries,
Sargsyan added.
"As the head of state I believe that our most serious task now is
to step up economic relations with friendly countries, to develop
cultural cooperation, more active efforts in the external field of
the media and public relations, and a proper representation of the
Armenian cultural legacy abroad," the Armenian president said.
While meeting with foreign ministry officials Sargsyan introduced to
them their new foreign minister, Edvard Nalbandyan, who was appointed
to that post on April 14.
In the next few years Armenia must conduct a more active foreign
policy aimed at achieving tangible results, Sargsyan said.