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Vartan Oskanian: Armenia may appear in the list of authoritarian states
16:30 | March 28,2014 | Politics
Armenia was to abstain from the vote on the UN resolution that
declared the Crimea referendum illegitimate, Vartan Oskanian, a
lawmaker of the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK), said in reply to the
queries about Armenia's voting against the resolution.
"I shall explain why. The resolution that was submitted by the Ukraine
and has received majority of votes declares Crimea referendum
illegitimate, saying it was annexed by Russia. We cannot disagree with
the first statement as Armenia supports the right of
self-determination for all peoples. One the other hand, we cannot be
against the second clause, because after the Karabakh referendum [held
23 years ago] we have been negotiating with Azerbaijan over the issue
with the aim of achieving an agreed solution.
Considering these two factors, Armenia should have abstained from the
vote showing that the country adherence to its principles.
In addition, Armenia should have foreseen that it might appear in the
list of internationally isolated and authoritarian states," said Mr
Oskanian.
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16:30 | March 28,2014 | Politics
Armenia was to abstain from the vote on the UN resolution that
declared the Crimea referendum illegitimate, Vartan Oskanian, a
lawmaker of the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK), said in reply to the
queries about Armenia's voting against the resolution.
"I shall explain why. The resolution that was submitted by the Ukraine
and has received majority of votes declares Crimea referendum
illegitimate, saying it was annexed by Russia. We cannot disagree with
the first statement as Armenia supports the right of
self-determination for all peoples. One the other hand, we cannot be
against the second clause, because after the Karabakh referendum [held
23 years ago] we have been negotiating with Azerbaijan over the issue
with the aim of achieving an agreed solution.
Considering these two factors, Armenia should have abstained from the
vote showing that the country adherence to its principles.
In addition, Armenia should have foreseen that it might appear in the
list of internationally isolated and authoritarian states," said Mr
Oskanian.
http://en.a1plus.am/1185596.html