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SERBIAN DAILY REFLECTS ON KARABAKH
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January 15, 2013 | 15:36
Serbia's leading Politika daily ran an article by Serbian journalist
Dragan Vukotic, who shared his impressions of his visit to the
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR).
In his article, the journalist presented the history of the Karabakh
conflict and the excerpts from his conversations with the soldiers
at the frontlines.
Vukotic wrote that, even though the Karabakh Armenians-who are the
majority there-had wished to unite with Armenia, the Communist Caucasus
Bureau adopted a decision in 1921 in favor of Azerbaijan. The author
of the article added that the Turkey of Ataturk-the founder of the
Republic of Turkey-, which was assisting Azerbaijan, likewise had a
great impact on the reaching of such unfavorable decision for Armenia.
As per the Serbian journalist, the collapse of the USSR and the
Armenian pogroms-which commenced in 1988-, however, became a turning
point.
Dragan Vukotic wrote that he is amazed at the endurance, courage,
and vigilance of Armenian soldiers, and he jokingly named them
"crazy Armenians."
"And this is why the Azerbaijanis do not dare to attack [us], albeit
they are lot more [in number]. They know that we fight until the end,"
one of the soldiers told the Serbian journalist.
In addition, Dragan Vukotic noted in his article that even though
NKR is not internationally recognized, it is de facto a full state
with its own government, parliament, and police.
news.am
January 15, 2013 | 15:36
Serbia's leading Politika daily ran an article by Serbian journalist
Dragan Vukotic, who shared his impressions of his visit to the
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR).
In his article, the journalist presented the history of the Karabakh
conflict and the excerpts from his conversations with the soldiers
at the frontlines.
Vukotic wrote that, even though the Karabakh Armenians-who are the
majority there-had wished to unite with Armenia, the Communist Caucasus
Bureau adopted a decision in 1921 in favor of Azerbaijan. The author
of the article added that the Turkey of Ataturk-the founder of the
Republic of Turkey-, which was assisting Azerbaijan, likewise had a
great impact on the reaching of such unfavorable decision for Armenia.
As per the Serbian journalist, the collapse of the USSR and the
Armenian pogroms-which commenced in 1988-, however, became a turning
point.
Dragan Vukotic wrote that he is amazed at the endurance, courage,
and vigilance of Armenian soldiers, and he jokingly named them
"crazy Armenians."
"And this is why the Azerbaijanis do not dare to attack [us], albeit
they are lot more [in number]. They know that we fight until the end,"
one of the soldiers told the Serbian journalist.
In addition, Dragan Vukotic noted in his article that even though
NKR is not internationally recognized, it is de facto a full state
with its own government, parliament, and police.