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    KARABAKH COMING OF AGE AND THE POLICY OF ARMENIA

    KarabakhOpen
    22-04-2008 11:46:43

    The self-defeating election in Armenia coincided with the revision
    of the stance on the settlement of the Karabakh issue. As a result
    it turned out that for Armenia the Karabakh issue is not only a key
    foreign issue but also a key internal issue.

    Karabakh has not just become a key factor for Armenia. Simply for
    a long time it was kept in a drawer, and it was ignored and not
    responded to. In Armenia the phrase "it is the internal issue of
    Karabakh" could often be heard with regard to events in Karabakh,
    such as the presidential election. For instance, over a decade the
    press of Karabakh wrote about everything but Armenia.

    The cause of this is a topic for a separate article. Evidently, the
    Karabakh background of the president of Armenia and his unwritten
    decision to represent to the talks not only Armenia but also Karabakh
    had a role. After him not only the pro-government but also the
    opposition shut an eye on the factor of Karabakh.

    As a result of such a stance, which was rather convenient for both
    the Armenian and Karabakhi establishment, in Armenia Karabakh is
    perceived as a faceless, voiceless space which is mentioned in the
    world media from time to time. It is not important what people living
    in that space think, how they live, how they hold elections and build
    a state. It is not important. What is important is that they were
    there and "defended the homeland" in case something happens.

    Such an attitude of Armenia, the Diaspora and why not the entire
    international community allowed drawing Karabakh to the back of
    the world information space, and 17 years after the declaration
    of independence of NKR the speaker of the Armenian parliament
    states that one of the shortcomings of the Armenian policy is the
    insufficient dissemination of information on the Karabakh issue to
    the international community. In a simpler wording it sounds like they
    talked little about Karabakh, and Karabakh lost its importance.

    The attitude to Karabakh has changed. At least, in the past week the
    Armenian parliamentary delegation and the new minister of foreign
    affairs Edward Nalbandyan visited Karabakh. The delegation of the
    government is also expected to visit. Obviously, in Armenia they will
    stop treating Karabakh as an adolescent who cannot make decisions and
    the guardian does everything for him. However, it will be assessed
    as positive only in case Armenia and Karabakh are ready to come of age.
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