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    Armenia is Done with Compromises, Says Presidential Aide

    asbarez
    Thursday, June 30th, 2011

    Garnik Isagulyan

    YEREVAN (Combined Sources) - Armenia has already made all the
    compromises possible in talks with Azerbaijan and there are no plans
    for new ones, said presidential aide Garnik Isagulyan at a press
    conference Thursday.

    `The meeting in Kazan proved that the position of the Armenian
    President on Karabakh issue is firm, and it is senseless to expect
    unilateral concessions from Armenia,' said Isagulyan.

    He explained that the compromises already made by Armenia, as the
    winning side of the war, are not being comprehended by Azerbaijan,
    which continues to put forth new demands and amendments to the peace
    principles. He also said that Azerbaijan's delay tactics are useless.

    `We made compromises before 1995 and in 1998, and it would not be
    right to make compromises today and expect Azerbaijan to change its
    position,' said Isagulyan.

    `Now we need to demonstrate to the international community that
    Armenia is not about to make any more compromises, since none of the
    ones that have been made have softened Azerbaijan's position or its
    military rhetoric,' added Isagulyan.

    Isagulyan enumerated what he said were major compromises already made
    by Armenia, among them Armenia refraining from recognizing the
    independence of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and not including the
    people of Karabakh in Armenian elections, despite the fact that in
    Soviet times Karabakh was represented by 11 representatives in
    Armenia's Supreme Council.

    The main elements Isagulyan emphasized were Karabakh's not being
    involved in the negotiation process and having Armenia represent its
    interests.

    Isagoulian said without Karabakh's participation, the negotiations
    become symbolic. He stressed that the most important issue in the
    talks is determining Karabakh's status.

    `All meetings, talks and visits will be of advisory character unless
    Nagorno Karabakh becomes party to the talks. Karabakh must return to
    the bargaining table as a full party to the talks,' he said.

    Isagulyan said the since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Azerbaijan
    has received more military than Armenia, Georgia and Nagorno-Karabakh
    combined

    `Azerbaijan had 458 tanks, 1264 armored cars, 395 units of artillery,
    63 rockets, 53 military and 52 training planes before 1993 unlike
    Armenia, but Armenia won the war,' he explained.

    In discussing Azerbaijan's increased military spending, Isagulyan
    stressed it does not mean anything, as weapons are not the most
    important thing in a war.

    `If Azerbaijan resorts to military operations, it will mourn the loss
    of new territories,' he emphasized.



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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