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KARABAKH HAS BEEN, IS, AND WILL REMAIN A PART OF EUROPE
Aysor.am
Wednesday,June 22
"We travel to Kazan in anticipation of progress, as we attach great
importance to regional stability and development, to securing a safe
future for the generation growing up in Armenia, Nagorno Karabakh,
and Azerbaijan, and to demonstrating good will and a constructive
approach. However, we all should realize that an agreement can
be finalized and effectively implemented only when the patterns of
Armenophobia and racism are eliminated in Azerbaijan and an atmosphere
of trust is formed. Naturally, no one may question the inherent
right of the people of Karabakh to live freely and safely on their
land and to be the masters of their destiny. The short-term impact
of uninformed debates allows the parties to avoid lasting solutions
that could otherwise emerge in the peace talks in the frameworks of
the OSCE Minsk Group," the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said in
his statement at the PACE plenary session.
I am confident that the overwhelming majority of our colleagues at the
PACE, who have expressed or will express a desire to discuss any issue
related to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, have done or will do so out
of good will. However, some can still act on the basis of inadequate
information, which can indeed undermine the process. Therefore, I
urge all of you to exercise some restraint. The main guidance should
be the principle of causing no harm.
Is it possible to help? Certainly, it is. Regardless of different
visions for the final resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,
one thing is certain. Karabakh has been, is, and will remain a part of
Europe, albeit unrecognized. Do we realize that society in Karabakh
today is a part of European society, a part of the European family
regardless of the de-jure status of Karabakh? Has the time not come
for the Council of Europe to engage directly with Karabakh in terms
of its primary functions of protection and promotion of human rights,
formation of civil society, democracy, tolerance, and the like? Would
it not be much more logical if the Council of Europe first engaged
with Karabakh before expressing a desire to discuss matters related
to Karabakh, with the participation of the people of Karabakh in such
discussions?" S. Sargsysn said.
Aysor.am
Wednesday,June 22
"We travel to Kazan in anticipation of progress, as we attach great
importance to regional stability and development, to securing a safe
future for the generation growing up in Armenia, Nagorno Karabakh,
and Azerbaijan, and to demonstrating good will and a constructive
approach. However, we all should realize that an agreement can
be finalized and effectively implemented only when the patterns of
Armenophobia and racism are eliminated in Azerbaijan and an atmosphere
of trust is formed. Naturally, no one may question the inherent
right of the people of Karabakh to live freely and safely on their
land and to be the masters of their destiny. The short-term impact
of uninformed debates allows the parties to avoid lasting solutions
that could otherwise emerge in the peace talks in the frameworks of
the OSCE Minsk Group," the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said in
his statement at the PACE plenary session.
I am confident that the overwhelming majority of our colleagues at the
PACE, who have expressed or will express a desire to discuss any issue
related to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, have done or will do so out
of good will. However, some can still act on the basis of inadequate
information, which can indeed undermine the process. Therefore, I
urge all of you to exercise some restraint. The main guidance should
be the principle of causing no harm.
Is it possible to help? Certainly, it is. Regardless of different
visions for the final resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,
one thing is certain. Karabakh has been, is, and will remain a part of
Europe, albeit unrecognized. Do we realize that society in Karabakh
today is a part of European society, a part of the European family
regardless of the de-jure status of Karabakh? Has the time not come
for the Council of Europe to engage directly with Karabakh in terms
of its primary functions of protection and promotion of human rights,
formation of civil society, democracy, tolerance, and the like? Would
it not be much more logical if the Council of Europe first engaged
with Karabakh before expressing a desire to discuss matters related
to Karabakh, with the participation of the people of Karabakh in such
discussions?" S. Sargsysn said.