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POLITICAL SCIENTIST: ARMENIA RUINS REMAINING PRESTIGE BY TRYING TO LEGITIMIZE ILLEGAL STRUCTURES
Trend
Jan 14 2011
Azerbaijan
Armenia stroke another blow to the remnants of its prestige by trying
to legitimize the recognition of illegal structures, Azerbaijani
political analyst and Trend Expert Council member Fikret Sadikhov said
today. He made the statement while commenting on Armenian President
Serzh Sargsyan's decree on the amendments to the law on international
treaties.
Sargsyan signed the amendments to the law, which was adopted by
parliament on Dec. 17, Novosti-Armenia reported. The amendments
regulate the relations between Armenia and unrecognized territories
in matters of peace, human rights, and humanitarian, financial and
economic assistance. The bill states that unrecognized territories
may be a party to an international treaty.
Last year put an end to Armenian euphoria about any recognition of
Nagorno Karabakh as a state, the analyst said. Such illusions burst
like a soap bubble, he added.
"Naturally, in this situation, the Armenian side is trying to
demonstrate to its public and the diaspora that it may, if necessary,
recognize these self-proclaimed republics and try to engage them in
some sort of contact," Sadikhov said. "But everything is so virtual
and improbable that it causes not bitterness, but rather irony and
laughter."
Sadikhov said if Armenia recognizes Nagorno Karabakh, or Transdniester
or Abkhazia in the future, "absolutely nothing will change," and no
legal changes will be made to international law. This is obvious to
the international community, he said.
"There is no country or international organization in the world that
does not recognize Azerbaijan's territorial integrity. Naturally, it's
annoying to Armenia, and Yerevan is taking these steps in the hope
that by recognizing the independence of some secessionist formations,
perhaps, it will comfort its hopes and calm the more nationalist
circles in Armenia," he added.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. -
are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
From: A. Papazian
Trend
Jan 14 2011
Azerbaijan
Armenia stroke another blow to the remnants of its prestige by trying
to legitimize the recognition of illegal structures, Azerbaijani
political analyst and Trend Expert Council member Fikret Sadikhov said
today. He made the statement while commenting on Armenian President
Serzh Sargsyan's decree on the amendments to the law on international
treaties.
Sargsyan signed the amendments to the law, which was adopted by
parliament on Dec. 17, Novosti-Armenia reported. The amendments
regulate the relations between Armenia and unrecognized territories
in matters of peace, human rights, and humanitarian, financial and
economic assistance. The bill states that unrecognized territories
may be a party to an international treaty.
Last year put an end to Armenian euphoria about any recognition of
Nagorno Karabakh as a state, the analyst said. Such illusions burst
like a soap bubble, he added.
"Naturally, in this situation, the Armenian side is trying to
demonstrate to its public and the diaspora that it may, if necessary,
recognize these self-proclaimed republics and try to engage them in
some sort of contact," Sadikhov said. "But everything is so virtual
and improbable that it causes not bitterness, but rather irony and
laughter."
Sadikhov said if Armenia recognizes Nagorno Karabakh, or Transdniester
or Abkhazia in the future, "absolutely nothing will change," and no
legal changes will be made to international law. This is obvious to
the international community, he said.
"There is no country or international organization in the world that
does not recognize Azerbaijan's territorial integrity. Naturally, it's
annoying to Armenia, and Yerevan is taking these steps in the hope
that by recognizing the independence of some secessionist formations,
perhaps, it will comfort its hopes and calm the more nationalist
circles in Armenia," he added.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. -
are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
From: A. Papazian