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OBVIOUS AND INCREDIBLE THINGS AZERBAIJAN DOES NOT WANT TO NOTICE THE OBJECTIVE PROCESSES ONGOING IN THE WORLD
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Wednesday, 24 October 2012 14:22
On October 15, British Prime Minister David Cameron and Scotland's
First Minister Alex Salmond signed an agreement defining the terms
of a referendum on the secession of Scotland from the United Kingdom.
The document known as the "Edinburgh agreement" provides a referendum
in the fall of 2014, in which the Scotch will vote "for" or "against"
their independence.
This political event, though very important, can hardly be regarded
as sensational. The issue of Scotland's secession from the UK has
repeatedly risen, and the objective development of the process had
to lead logically to what happened in this mid-October. However, it
should be noted that the result of the future referendum doesn't seems
predetermined yet, as it isn't a fact that it will certainly result
in an act of secession of Scotland. The matter is that, according
to opinion polls, today only 28% of the Scotch support the idea of
independence and 53% oppose it.
We'll know the real results of the referendum only after two years. In
any case, the decision of the referendum will have major political
significance for the future of both the United Kingdom and Scotland.
And for us - in the context of the Karabakh conflict settlement -
just the fact of an agreement between London and Edinburgh on the
conduct of such a plebiscite is no less important. When similar things
happen in the world, relating, in particular, to the proclamation
and recognition of a new state, we project them voluntarily or not
to the Azerbaijani-Karabakh relations.
It is important to note that the Edinburgh agreement reflects the
trends of the modern world development and totally fits in with today's
process of formation of new states. If we take the same Europe, the
issue of independence of Flanders from Belgium and Catalonia from
Spain is considered. Canada has held referendums on the secession of
francophone province of Quebec. Last year, a new state of South Sudan
and earlier - Kosovo appeared on the political map of the world. I must
say, the motives of aspirations for independence are different - from
political to economic, but they are based on the desire to determine
their own future and to take full charge of their own destiny.
But, let's recall the Edinburgh agreement. The first thing that catches
your eye is London's respect of the Scottish people's will. "I was
always ready to express my respect to the people of Scotland: they
voted at the elections for the party that wanted to hold a referendum,
and I made the referendum a reality", said David Cameron in an
interview to BBC immediately after signing the agreement. In turn,
Alex Salmond noted that both parties to the agreement had pledged to
respect the result of the referendum, regardless of its outcome.
Agree that such a consensus between the political opponents on the will
of the people in the context of the relations between Nagorno-Karabakh
and Azerbaijan seems merely incredible. Azerbaijan did not display any
respect to the will of the Artsakh people expressed at the referendum
for independence and unleashed large-scale aggression to destroy the
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. Even today, after more than twenty years of
independent existence of the NKR, Azerbaijan is not going to notice the
objective processes taking place in the world and to give up its cave
psychology. Moreover, Baku considers the geopolitical shifts caused
by the tendencies of formation of new independent states as a threat
to its own expansionist policy. It is obvious that these processes
cannot bypass Nagorno-Karabakh. Let us recall the recent resolutions
of the U.S. states of Rhode Island and Massachusetts calling on the
U.S. President and Congress to recognize the independence of the NKR.
All this cannot but worry the Government of Azerbaijan, which is
afraid of possible international recognition of the NKR as of death.
Hence is the nervousness and even hysterical behavior of President
Aliyev who, in early October, again defying the historical truth and
reality, stated that "Nagorno Karabakh is an ancient Azerbaijani land
and it will be fully integrated into the state of Azerbaijan as the
land of Azerbaijan". In medicine, such behavior is called paranoia, so
it is senseless to call on Aliyev to follow the example of the British
Prime Minister and to respect the choice of the people. But, it is
worth to quote member of the U.S. House of Representatives Adam Schiff
and to address the quotation rather to the international mediators
in the process of the Karabakh conflict settlement than to Aliyev:
"It is unacceptable that the people of Artsakh - mainly Armenians and
Christians - find themselves in Aliyev's hands. Glorifying a murderer,
he and his people have shown their true nature and have provided
convincing arguments for faster recognition of the independence
of Artsakh".
Leonid MARTIROSSIAN Editor-in-Chief of Azat Artsakh newspaper
From: A. Papazian
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Wednesday, 24 October 2012 14:22
On October 15, British Prime Minister David Cameron and Scotland's
First Minister Alex Salmond signed an agreement defining the terms
of a referendum on the secession of Scotland from the United Kingdom.
The document known as the "Edinburgh agreement" provides a referendum
in the fall of 2014, in which the Scotch will vote "for" or "against"
their independence.
This political event, though very important, can hardly be regarded
as sensational. The issue of Scotland's secession from the UK has
repeatedly risen, and the objective development of the process had
to lead logically to what happened in this mid-October. However, it
should be noted that the result of the future referendum doesn't seems
predetermined yet, as it isn't a fact that it will certainly result
in an act of secession of Scotland. The matter is that, according
to opinion polls, today only 28% of the Scotch support the idea of
independence and 53% oppose it.
We'll know the real results of the referendum only after two years. In
any case, the decision of the referendum will have major political
significance for the future of both the United Kingdom and Scotland.
And for us - in the context of the Karabakh conflict settlement -
just the fact of an agreement between London and Edinburgh on the
conduct of such a plebiscite is no less important. When similar things
happen in the world, relating, in particular, to the proclamation
and recognition of a new state, we project them voluntarily or not
to the Azerbaijani-Karabakh relations.
It is important to note that the Edinburgh agreement reflects the
trends of the modern world development and totally fits in with today's
process of formation of new states. If we take the same Europe, the
issue of independence of Flanders from Belgium and Catalonia from
Spain is considered. Canada has held referendums on the secession of
francophone province of Quebec. Last year, a new state of South Sudan
and earlier - Kosovo appeared on the political map of the world. I must
say, the motives of aspirations for independence are different - from
political to economic, but they are based on the desire to determine
their own future and to take full charge of their own destiny.
But, let's recall the Edinburgh agreement. The first thing that catches
your eye is London's respect of the Scottish people's will. "I was
always ready to express my respect to the people of Scotland: they
voted at the elections for the party that wanted to hold a referendum,
and I made the referendum a reality", said David Cameron in an
interview to BBC immediately after signing the agreement. In turn,
Alex Salmond noted that both parties to the agreement had pledged to
respect the result of the referendum, regardless of its outcome.
Agree that such a consensus between the political opponents on the will
of the people in the context of the relations between Nagorno-Karabakh
and Azerbaijan seems merely incredible. Azerbaijan did not display any
respect to the will of the Artsakh people expressed at the referendum
for independence and unleashed large-scale aggression to destroy the
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. Even today, after more than twenty years of
independent existence of the NKR, Azerbaijan is not going to notice the
objective processes taking place in the world and to give up its cave
psychology. Moreover, Baku considers the geopolitical shifts caused
by the tendencies of formation of new independent states as a threat
to its own expansionist policy. It is obvious that these processes
cannot bypass Nagorno-Karabakh. Let us recall the recent resolutions
of the U.S. states of Rhode Island and Massachusetts calling on the
U.S. President and Congress to recognize the independence of the NKR.
All this cannot but worry the Government of Azerbaijan, which is
afraid of possible international recognition of the NKR as of death.
Hence is the nervousness and even hysterical behavior of President
Aliyev who, in early October, again defying the historical truth and
reality, stated that "Nagorno Karabakh is an ancient Azerbaijani land
and it will be fully integrated into the state of Azerbaijan as the
land of Azerbaijan". In medicine, such behavior is called paranoia, so
it is senseless to call on Aliyev to follow the example of the British
Prime Minister and to respect the choice of the people. But, it is
worth to quote member of the U.S. House of Representatives Adam Schiff
and to address the quotation rather to the international mediators
in the process of the Karabakh conflict settlement than to Aliyev:
"It is unacceptable that the people of Artsakh - mainly Armenians and
Christians - find themselves in Aliyev's hands. Glorifying a murderer,
he and his people have shown their true nature and have provided
convincing arguments for faster recognition of the independence
of Artsakh".
Leonid MARTIROSSIAN Editor-in-Chief of Azat Artsakh newspaper
From: A. Papazian