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RAFFI HOVANNISIAN: ARTSAKH CAN BE COMPARED WITH CRIMEA ONLY IF RUSSIA ANNEXES IT
by Ashot Safaryan
ARMINFO
Thursday, March 27, 14:24
Serzh Sargsyan's stance on Crimea is a display of political
shortsightedness, Raffi Hovannisian, Leader of Heritage Party, said at
a Roundtable on Ukraine organized by the Armenian Center of National
and International Studies (ACNIS).
According to Hovannisian, Russia's actions in Crimea was nothing but
violation of the norms of the International Law and constitute threat
to security in both the region and the world. The Armenian authorities,
in turn, should not side with the Kremlin, but decisively protest
against falsification and distortion of the norms of the International
Law. The politician is sure that when it comes to the principle of
the people's right to self-determination, no parallels can be drawn
between Artsakh and Crimea. "They have nothing in common.
Artsakh and Crimea can be compared only if Russia annexes Nagorno
Karabakh!" Hovannisian said.
To recall, Serzh Sargsyan in a phone talk with Vladimir Putin on 19
March said: "The Crimea referendum is another case of exercise of
peoples' right to self- determination via free expression of will."
From: Baghdasarian
by Ashot Safaryan
ARMINFO
Thursday, March 27, 14:24
Serzh Sargsyan's stance on Crimea is a display of political
shortsightedness, Raffi Hovannisian, Leader of Heritage Party, said at
a Roundtable on Ukraine organized by the Armenian Center of National
and International Studies (ACNIS).
According to Hovannisian, Russia's actions in Crimea was nothing but
violation of the norms of the International Law and constitute threat
to security in both the region and the world. The Armenian authorities,
in turn, should not side with the Kremlin, but decisively protest
against falsification and distortion of the norms of the International
Law. The politician is sure that when it comes to the principle of
the people's right to self-determination, no parallels can be drawn
between Artsakh and Crimea. "They have nothing in common.
Artsakh and Crimea can be compared only if Russia annexes Nagorno
Karabakh!" Hovannisian said.
To recall, Serzh Sargsyan in a phone talk with Vladimir Putin on 19
March said: "The Crimea referendum is another case of exercise of
peoples' right to self- determination via free expression of will."
From: Baghdasarian