LEVON TER-PETROSIAN: BY SIGNING UNDER MOSCOW DECLARATION, SERZH SARGSYAN GAVE OFFICIAL CONSENT TO "MADRID PRINCIPLES"
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Dec 22, 2008
YEREVAN
Currently one of the most serious challenges for Armenia is the
Nagorno Karabakh settlement problem.
Opposition leader, first Armenian President Levon Ter-Petrosian stated
at the December 21 conference of the Armenian National Congress (ANC).
He said that today's situation in the Nagorno Karabakh settlement is
characterized by activization of the negotiations process, signing
of such documents as Moscow Declaration, Helsinki Statement, many
meetings, optimistic statements of many foreign officials on possible
quick settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, urgent amendments
to the law On Referendum, obvious efforts of the Armenian authorities
to prepare society for the solution to the Nagorno Karabakh problem,
etc. "All this, on the one hand, confirms international community's
resolution to settle the conflict in a very shot term and the
other hand, Serzh Sargsyan's obvious readiness to go to the problem
settlement," L. Ter-Petrosian mentioned.
According to him, the Moscow Declaration signed on November 2 with
the consent of Armenian and Azeri Presidents finally strengthened two
important principles. In particular, the fact that "Madrid principles"
are the basis of conflict settlement and that unfortunately, Nagorno
Karabakh will not take part in the settlement process.
L. Ter-Petrosian stated that by signing under the Moscow Declaration,
S. Sargsyan gave an official consent to "Madrid principles." And
"Madrid principles," accoridng to him, is nothing else but the ten
points presented by him as far back as at the October 17 rally.
It should be mentioned that speaking at the October 17 rally, L.
Ter-Petrosian presented an approximate plan of the document that
will be offered for signing and where 10 points will be the main
ones: withdrawal of Armenian armed formations from the territories
adjoining Nagorno Karabakh, settlement of these territories with Azeri
refugees, return of Azeri refugees to the Nagorno Karabakh territory,
provision of a land communication between Nagorno Karabakh and Armenia,
dislocation of international peacekeepers by the perimeter of Nagorno
Karabakh borders, etc.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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Dec 22, 2008
YEREVAN
Currently one of the most serious challenges for Armenia is the
Nagorno Karabakh settlement problem.
Opposition leader, first Armenian President Levon Ter-Petrosian stated
at the December 21 conference of the Armenian National Congress (ANC).
He said that today's situation in the Nagorno Karabakh settlement is
characterized by activization of the negotiations process, signing
of such documents as Moscow Declaration, Helsinki Statement, many
meetings, optimistic statements of many foreign officials on possible
quick settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, urgent amendments
to the law On Referendum, obvious efforts of the Armenian authorities
to prepare society for the solution to the Nagorno Karabakh problem,
etc. "All this, on the one hand, confirms international community's
resolution to settle the conflict in a very shot term and the
other hand, Serzh Sargsyan's obvious readiness to go to the problem
settlement," L. Ter-Petrosian mentioned.
According to him, the Moscow Declaration signed on November 2 with
the consent of Armenian and Azeri Presidents finally strengthened two
important principles. In particular, the fact that "Madrid principles"
are the basis of conflict settlement and that unfortunately, Nagorno
Karabakh will not take part in the settlement process.
L. Ter-Petrosian stated that by signing under the Moscow Declaration,
S. Sargsyan gave an official consent to "Madrid principles." And
"Madrid principles," accoridng to him, is nothing else but the ten
points presented by him as far back as at the October 17 rally.
It should be mentioned that speaking at the October 17 rally, L.
Ter-Petrosian presented an approximate plan of the document that
will be offered for signing and where 10 points will be the main
ones: withdrawal of Armenian armed formations from the territories
adjoining Nagorno Karabakh, settlement of these territories with Azeri
refugees, return of Azeri refugees to the Nagorno Karabakh territory,
provision of a land communication between Nagorno Karabakh and Armenia,
dislocation of international peacekeepers by the perimeter of Nagorno
Karabakh borders, etc.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress