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NO LEGAL DOCUMENT TO PROVE KARABAKH BELONGS TO AZERBAIJAN - EXPERT
news.am
Aug 31 2011
Armenia
YEREVAN. - Nagorno-Karabakh could have declared its independence from
Armenia in 1991, professor of Yerevan State University Aleksander
Manasyan told at a press conference on Wednesday.
That step would have introduced the conflict differently, having
solved many issues, which came forward later.
"Passed 20 years was indeed a torture for Karabakh, who survived with
honor. It may serve for a sample of a state in the region with various
criteria, state, society, democracy, and politics among them," Manasyan
told. "When former Minsk group mediator, U.S. incumbent Ambassador to
Azerbaijan Matthew Bryza claimed that Karabakh belongs to Azerbaijan,
we told him to present a document and Armenians will grant him $
5 million. However, no such legal document exists."
In response to Armenian News-NEWS.am reporter's question, why
the conflict is still pending in case there is no legal document,
professor replied that first, international community may not wish to
see the conflict solved. Second, not even Armenians are aware of all
nuances and details of the conflict, let alone other foreign experts.
Manasyan also added that Azerbaijan has never declared
self-determination of nation, even after the collapse of the Soviet
Union.
news.am
Aug 31 2011
Armenia
YEREVAN. - Nagorno-Karabakh could have declared its independence from
Armenia in 1991, professor of Yerevan State University Aleksander
Manasyan told at a press conference on Wednesday.
That step would have introduced the conflict differently, having
solved many issues, which came forward later.
"Passed 20 years was indeed a torture for Karabakh, who survived with
honor. It may serve for a sample of a state in the region with various
criteria, state, society, democracy, and politics among them," Manasyan
told. "When former Minsk group mediator, U.S. incumbent Ambassador to
Azerbaijan Matthew Bryza claimed that Karabakh belongs to Azerbaijan,
we told him to present a document and Armenians will grant him $
5 million. However, no such legal document exists."
In response to Armenian News-NEWS.am reporter's question, why
the conflict is still pending in case there is no legal document,
professor replied that first, international community may not wish to
see the conflict solved. Second, not even Armenians are aware of all
nuances and details of the conflict, let alone other foreign experts.
Manasyan also added that Azerbaijan has never declared
self-determination of nation, even after the collapse of the Soviet
Union.