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ARMENIA TO WIN BACK NAKHICHEVAN TO 'SATISFY' AZERBAIJAN'S CLAIMS - POLITICIAN
Tert.am
12.08.11
Armenia needs to win back Nakhichevan to "satisfy" Azerbaijan's
territorial claims, a representative of the Social Democrat Hnchakyan
party has said.
At a news conference on Friday, Vahan Shirkhanyan, a member of the
party's central board, addressed the Nagorno Karabakh conflict in the
light of the "Status for Territories" demand, a formula which he said
has been imposed on Armenia both by alien powers and local forces.
"We must re-word the formula as Equivalent Exchange of Territories,"
he said.
Shirkhanyan referred to historical and legal contexts and precedents
that helped establish peace on different territories.
"In case the United Nations and Nato help us there will no longer be
any problem. Why not consider it a fantastic idea? But the greatest
utopia 25 years ago was the collapse of the Soviet Union," he recalled.
Speaking of socio-economic problems, he noted further that independence
only added to the existing difficulties. He said Armenia's population
shrinked twice in the past 20 years, with science and education
suffering a major collapse and the introduction of market relations
devastating the economy.
As an only way out of the deteriorating situation the politician
proposed replacing the liberal system with a social democratic one
and launch system reforms throughout the country.
Tert.am
12.08.11
Armenia needs to win back Nakhichevan to "satisfy" Azerbaijan's
territorial claims, a representative of the Social Democrat Hnchakyan
party has said.
At a news conference on Friday, Vahan Shirkhanyan, a member of the
party's central board, addressed the Nagorno Karabakh conflict in the
light of the "Status for Territories" demand, a formula which he said
has been imposed on Armenia both by alien powers and local forces.
"We must re-word the formula as Equivalent Exchange of Territories,"
he said.
Shirkhanyan referred to historical and legal contexts and precedents
that helped establish peace on different territories.
"In case the United Nations and Nato help us there will no longer be
any problem. Why not consider it a fantastic idea? But the greatest
utopia 25 years ago was the collapse of the Soviet Union," he recalled.
Speaking of socio-economic problems, he noted further that independence
only added to the existing difficulties. He said Armenia's population
shrinked twice in the past 20 years, with science and education
suffering a major collapse and the introduction of market relations
devastating the economy.
As an only way out of the deteriorating situation the politician
proposed replacing the liberal system with a social democratic one
and launch system reforms throughout the country.