BAKU: Azerbaijan Does Not Think Armenia Would Recognize The Independ

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AZERBAIJAN DOES NOT THINK ARMENIA WOULD RECOGNIZE THE INDEPENDENCE OF NAGORNO-KARABAKH BASED ON THE EXAMPLE WITH SOUTH OSSETIA AND ABKHAZIA

Azerbaijan Business Center
Aug 28 2008
Azerbaijan

Baku, Fineko/abc.az. The conference of the Center of Politic
Innovations and Technologies devoted to the Situation around Regulation
of Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Occurred after Russia Recognized the
Independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia was held today in Baku.

The Center's Head Mubariz Ahmadoglu said as we watched the situation
around South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Armenians want to show that the
solution of South Ossetia and Abkhazia fully depends on them, but
that is not true.

"Armenians would like to create a similar model for Nagorno-Karabakh,
but against the background of South Ossetia and Abkhazia they will not
declare the independence of Karabakh. The key country for solution of
the -Karabakh conflict is Turkey. Armenia needs either to restore the
direct relations with Russia that is possible only through Azerbaijan
provided that Nagorno-Karabakh returns, or to open the borders with
Turkey that also requires to return the occupied lands as Turkey
would demand that first of all," M.Ahmadoglu said.