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    TREND News Agency, Azerbaijan
    Feb 18 2008


    Recognition of Kosovo's Independence Cannot be a Precedent for
    Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Settlement - political scientist
    18.02.08 11:08

    Azerbaijan, Baku, 18 February / Trend News corr E. Huseynli /
    According to the political scientist Aydin Mirzazade, a member of the
    Azerbaijani delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council
    of Europe (PACE), recognition of Kosovo's independence cannot be a
    precedent for the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
    `Regardless of statements made by Serj Sarkisian and other Armenian
    officials, the international community does not recognize
    Nagorno-Karabakh as an independent state,' Mirzazade said to Trend on
    17 February.


    Prime Minister Serj Sarkisian, a presidential candidate in Armenia,
    welcomes the self-determination of Kosovo and believes that it can be
    a precedent for the settling of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.


    `If the international community recognizes Kosovo's independence and
    does not recognize the independence of the Nagorno-Karabakh, that
    will prove that the international community applies double
    standards,' Sarkisian said to Reuters. `But that does not mean at all
    that the day after self-determination of Kosovo Armenia will
    recognize the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh,' he said.


    According to Mirzazade, the occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh by Armenia
    is confirmed in enough documents by international organizations and
    the world confirms the occupation of the Azerbaijani territory. From
    this standpoint it is illogical to draw a parallel between Kosovo and
    Nagorno-Karabakh problems.


    `It is still unknown whether Kosovo will be recognized as an
    independent sate,' Mirzazade said.
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