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ARA HARUTYUNYAN: ARTSAKH WELCOMES ANY STRUGGLE FOR SELF-DETERMINATION
19:36 24.03.2014
Crimea, Nagorno-Karabakh
Armine Gevorgyan
Public Radio of Armenia
Stepanakert
"Artsakh welcomes any struggle for self-determination," Prime Minister
of the Nagrono Karabakh Republic Ara Harutyunyan said in an exclusive
interview with Public Radio of Armenia.
On March 18 the Russian and Crimean leaders signed a reunification
treaty. On the same day a concert was held in Stepanakert dedicated
to the self-determination of the people of Crimea. A day before the
NKR Foreign Ministry had issued a statement, saying it considers
the referendum held on March 16 in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea
as yet another manifestation of realization of the right of peoples
to self-determination. Later on the referendum was welcomed by the
groups and factions of the NKR National Assembly.
Armenia's reaction to the position of official Stepanakert was
not unequivocal. Different assessments of politicians followed. In
particular, ex-Foreign Minister Alexander Arzumanyan declared that
he saw Russia behind the celebration of Crimea's self-determination
in Nagorno Karabakh.
"I don't know how the fact was accepted in Armenia, but Artsakh
welcomes any struggle for self-determination. It's perhaps difficult
for people in Armenia to understand what self-determination means,
since Armenia has never faced the issue. We have welcomed the fact
that the people of Crimea have decided how they want to live. We have
welcomed the independence of Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Kosovo. This
is the democracy, not the massacre in Maidan. Democracy is the
expression of a position through a referendum," Ara Harutyunyan said.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/03/24/ara-harutyunyan-artsakh-welcomes-any-struggle-for-self-determination/
19:36 24.03.2014
Crimea, Nagorno-Karabakh
Armine Gevorgyan
Public Radio of Armenia
Stepanakert
"Artsakh welcomes any struggle for self-determination," Prime Minister
of the Nagrono Karabakh Republic Ara Harutyunyan said in an exclusive
interview with Public Radio of Armenia.
On March 18 the Russian and Crimean leaders signed a reunification
treaty. On the same day a concert was held in Stepanakert dedicated
to the self-determination of the people of Crimea. A day before the
NKR Foreign Ministry had issued a statement, saying it considers
the referendum held on March 16 in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea
as yet another manifestation of realization of the right of peoples
to self-determination. Later on the referendum was welcomed by the
groups and factions of the NKR National Assembly.
Armenia's reaction to the position of official Stepanakert was
not unequivocal. Different assessments of politicians followed. In
particular, ex-Foreign Minister Alexander Arzumanyan declared that
he saw Russia behind the celebration of Crimea's self-determination
in Nagorno Karabakh.
"I don't know how the fact was accepted in Armenia, but Artsakh
welcomes any struggle for self-determination. It's perhaps difficult
for people in Armenia to understand what self-determination means,
since Armenia has never faced the issue. We have welcomed the fact
that the people of Crimea have decided how they want to live. We have
welcomed the independence of Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Kosovo. This
is the democracy, not the massacre in Maidan. Democracy is the
expression of a position through a referendum," Ara Harutyunyan said.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/03/24/ara-harutyunyan-artsakh-welcomes-any-struggle-for-self-determination/