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NAGORNO-KARABAKH RECEIVED A CHANCE FOR RECOGNITION
DEFENSE and SECURITY (Russia)
September 10, 2012 Monday
Source: Izvestia (Moscow issue), September 07, 2012, p. 5
by Yury Matsarsky
THE PARLIAMENT OF ARMENIA WILL HEAR A BILL THAT DECLARES THE
UNRECOGNIZED REPUBLIC INDEPENDENT; Submission of a bill on recognition
of independence of Nagorno-Karabakh to the parliament of Armenia became
a response of politicians to liberation of Ramil Safarov sentenced to
a lifelong sentence for murder of Armenian officer Gurgen Markaryan
in Azerbaijan.
Submission of a bill on recognition of independence of Nagorno-Karabakh
to the parliament of Armenia became a response of politicians to
liberation of Ramil Safarov sentenced to a lifelong sentence for
murder of Armenian officer Gurgen Markaryan in Azerbaijan.
The leader of parliamentary faction Heritage that submitted the bill
to the parliament of Armenia reported:
- The latest events had to demonstrate to the world that people of
Nagorno-Karabakh could not live in Azerbaijan. Time has come again
to raise an issue of recognition of independence of the republic.
Speaking about the "latest events," the parliament member meant not
only liberation of Safarov extradited from Hungary to Azerbaijan
right after his arrival but also his greeting as a national hero.
In Armenia where even in official documents Azerbaijan is often called
simply "enemy" liberation of Safarov caused a wave of indignation and
provoked conversations about the soonest recognition of the region
between which armed conflicts appeared between the neighboring
countries frequently again.
The head of the faction that includes only five of the 131 of the
parliament members says:
- In reality, the matter of de jure recognition of independence of
Nagorno-Karabakh (de facto the republic has been independent for a
long time) has been on agenda of the parliament of Armenia since 1992.
However, the parliamentary majority declined this bill many times.
Many of those who have voted against the bill then are very
sorry that they have done this now. I hope that this time we will
manage to persuade the majority that it is necessary to recognize
Nagorno-Karabakh.
However, the idea of recognition of Nagorno-Karabakh does not
find support even in the region now. Thus, David Babayan, head
of the main information department of the staff of the President
of Nagorno-Karabakh, distributed a statement in which he pointed
out that passing of this bill would be untimely and would provide
a pretext for the international community to accuse Armenia of
"non-constructive approach."
Babayan explained his stance:
- Independence should be recognized by other countries, for instance,
by Hungary that has got engaged into a criminal deal with Azerbaijan
and has done a disgraceful deed towards Armenia. In this case this will
be considered atonement for the sins and will not look unprecedented.
Nonetheless, the document will be debated.
[Translated from Russian]
From: A. Papazian
DEFENSE and SECURITY (Russia)
September 10, 2012 Monday
Source: Izvestia (Moscow issue), September 07, 2012, p. 5
by Yury Matsarsky
THE PARLIAMENT OF ARMENIA WILL HEAR A BILL THAT DECLARES THE
UNRECOGNIZED REPUBLIC INDEPENDENT; Submission of a bill on recognition
of independence of Nagorno-Karabakh to the parliament of Armenia became
a response of politicians to liberation of Ramil Safarov sentenced to
a lifelong sentence for murder of Armenian officer Gurgen Markaryan
in Azerbaijan.
Submission of a bill on recognition of independence of Nagorno-Karabakh
to the parliament of Armenia became a response of politicians to
liberation of Ramil Safarov sentenced to a lifelong sentence for
murder of Armenian officer Gurgen Markaryan in Azerbaijan.
The leader of parliamentary faction Heritage that submitted the bill
to the parliament of Armenia reported:
- The latest events had to demonstrate to the world that people of
Nagorno-Karabakh could not live in Azerbaijan. Time has come again
to raise an issue of recognition of independence of the republic.
Speaking about the "latest events," the parliament member meant not
only liberation of Safarov extradited from Hungary to Azerbaijan
right after his arrival but also his greeting as a national hero.
In Armenia where even in official documents Azerbaijan is often called
simply "enemy" liberation of Safarov caused a wave of indignation and
provoked conversations about the soonest recognition of the region
between which armed conflicts appeared between the neighboring
countries frequently again.
The head of the faction that includes only five of the 131 of the
parliament members says:
- In reality, the matter of de jure recognition of independence of
Nagorno-Karabakh (de facto the republic has been independent for a
long time) has been on agenda of the parliament of Armenia since 1992.
However, the parliamentary majority declined this bill many times.
Many of those who have voted against the bill then are very
sorry that they have done this now. I hope that this time we will
manage to persuade the majority that it is necessary to recognize
Nagorno-Karabakh.
However, the idea of recognition of Nagorno-Karabakh does not
find support even in the region now. Thus, David Babayan, head
of the main information department of the staff of the President
of Nagorno-Karabakh, distributed a statement in which he pointed
out that passing of this bill would be untimely and would provide
a pretext for the international community to accuse Armenia of
"non-constructive approach."
Babayan explained his stance:
- Independence should be recognized by other countries, for instance,
by Hungary that has got engaged into a criminal deal with Azerbaijan
and has done a disgraceful deed towards Armenia. In this case this will
be considered atonement for the sins and will not look unprecedented.
Nonetheless, the document will be debated.
[Translated from Russian]
From: A. Papazian