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IT IS NOT TIME FOR RECOGNIZING NAGORNO-KARABAKH
news.am
Dec 7 2010
Armenia
The arguments presented by the Armenian leaderships and parliamentary
majority that official recognition of Nagorno-Karabakh may cause
damage to the negotiation process are not illogical, as Azerbaijan
is seeking an occasion to dodge the peace process, Armen Rustamyan,
Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, stated in Parliament.
He pointed out that Armenia missed two chances to recognize
Nagorno-Karabakh: after the referendum on independence in 1992 and
after the ceasefire agreement was signed in 1994, when Azerbaijan
was actually ready for capitulation. "The chance was missed. If we
recognize Nagorno-Karabakh now, let us at least do so when it is the
most secure moment," Rustamyan said. He considers his own initiative
to sign a politico-military cooperation agreement between Armenia
and Nagorno-Karabakh a more effective step. It will cause as great
excitement on the part of international community as recognition
would. "An agreement on a military strategic bloc would establish
the fact that Armenia is a guarantee of Nagorno-Karabakh's security,
and the international community will have to put up with it if it is
unable to provide such guarantees itself," Rustamyan said.
From: A. Papazian
news.am
Dec 7 2010
Armenia
The arguments presented by the Armenian leaderships and parliamentary
majority that official recognition of Nagorno-Karabakh may cause
damage to the negotiation process are not illogical, as Azerbaijan
is seeking an occasion to dodge the peace process, Armen Rustamyan,
Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, stated in Parliament.
He pointed out that Armenia missed two chances to recognize
Nagorno-Karabakh: after the referendum on independence in 1992 and
after the ceasefire agreement was signed in 1994, when Azerbaijan
was actually ready for capitulation. "The chance was missed. If we
recognize Nagorno-Karabakh now, let us at least do so when it is the
most secure moment," Rustamyan said. He considers his own initiative
to sign a politico-military cooperation agreement between Armenia
and Nagorno-Karabakh a more effective step. It will cause as great
excitement on the part of international community as recognition
would. "An agreement on a military strategic bloc would establish
the fact that Armenia is a guarantee of Nagorno-Karabakh's security,
and the international community will have to put up with it if it is
unable to provide such guarantees itself," Rustamyan said.
From: A. Papazian