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    Interfax News Agency, Russia
    Feb 18 2008


    Armenian premier says Kosovo not precedent for Karabakh


    Yerevan, 18 February: Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan does not
    believe that the [Nagornyy] Karabakh and Kosovo conflicts are
    similar.

    "Kosovo is not a precedent for us," Sargsyan told Interfax, adding
    that "a positive signal has been received from Kosovo" regarding the
    protection of human rights in Karabakh.

    The prime minister noted that Karabakh and Kosovo had gone different
    paths to achieve independence.

    "I do not think they are like two peas in a pod," he said asked about
    possible similarities between the Karabakh and Kosovo conflicts.
    "Nagornyy Karabakh has been independent for about 17 years though
    no-one has recognized that," the prime minister said.

    Speaking about the peculiarities of the Karabakh conflict, Sargsyan
    said he was confident that Karabakh had become independent based on
    laws and legal norms. "USSR laws allowed for withdrawal from the
    Soviet Union, and when Azerbaijan withdrew from the Soviet Union,
    Karabakh took advantage of this," the prime minister said.

    He recalled that Azerbaijan had not agreed to Karabakh's
    independence, started a war and was defeated.
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