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Analyst: More focus on self-determination issues, geopolitical
developments needed
Karabakh | 30.01.15 | 15:04
GOHAR ABRAHAMYAN
ArmeniaNow reporter
The process of peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
and everything that is related to Nagorno-Karabakh should be a matter
of first concern for Armenia in 2015, according to a political
analyst.
European Integration NGO Head Karen Bekaryan told reporters on Friday
that international processes that go parallel will take place in 2015
as well, however Armenia should pay attention to problems related to
the right of self-determination, as well as to the ongoing
geopolitical developments.
"I think that we must start promoting the problem of NK-Armenia
internal integration. Probably it is high time even we have introduced
in school programs of a constant functioning necessary condition that
Armenian schoolchildren should have an opportunity to visit Karabakh
and vice versa. I am more than sure that starting from that age, human
understanding of motherland and ownership leaves its traces in a more
interesting way than when you leave it to the occasion.
Maybe it is time for us to have such a program," Bekaryan said, adding
that the recent border tensions and Azerbaijan's behavior show that
maybe it is worth addressing and thinking of enlarging the legal field
between Armenia and NK, making it more inclusive, including all
spheres, and first of all the field of security.
According to the expert, in 2015 discussions of the law about NK
citizenship can also be started.
As for the process of peaceful settlement of the Karabakh conflict,
Bekaryan thinks that Armenian diplomacy must show the world how
Azerbaijan behaves.
"Azerbaijan's behavior during last year, specifically during the last
eight months shows it clearly that if the Madrid Principles
theoretically sound nice, in the current situation, when there is such
a kind of xenophobia, this kind of behavior, absence of any sort of
trust mechanisms is a null situation in terms that expecting some
indefinite compromise, and moving along that scheme, once again, is
theoretically nice, but in today's situation is far from being true or
being close to the truth," Bekaryan said.
According to the expert, one should not lose vigilance and the
political and military administration is completely aware of that,
which proves that "we can constantly see that actions and
counteractions are at least adequate, if not to say that in many cases
on certain occasions they had teaching or punishing elements."
http://armenianow.com/karabakh/60226/armenia_azerbaijan_karabakh_situation_analyst
From: Baghdasarian
developments needed
Karabakh | 30.01.15 | 15:04
GOHAR ABRAHAMYAN
ArmeniaNow reporter
The process of peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
and everything that is related to Nagorno-Karabakh should be a matter
of first concern for Armenia in 2015, according to a political
analyst.
European Integration NGO Head Karen Bekaryan told reporters on Friday
that international processes that go parallel will take place in 2015
as well, however Armenia should pay attention to problems related to
the right of self-determination, as well as to the ongoing
geopolitical developments.
"I think that we must start promoting the problem of NK-Armenia
internal integration. Probably it is high time even we have introduced
in school programs of a constant functioning necessary condition that
Armenian schoolchildren should have an opportunity to visit Karabakh
and vice versa. I am more than sure that starting from that age, human
understanding of motherland and ownership leaves its traces in a more
interesting way than when you leave it to the occasion.
Maybe it is time for us to have such a program," Bekaryan said, adding
that the recent border tensions and Azerbaijan's behavior show that
maybe it is worth addressing and thinking of enlarging the legal field
between Armenia and NK, making it more inclusive, including all
spheres, and first of all the field of security.
According to the expert, in 2015 discussions of the law about NK
citizenship can also be started.
As for the process of peaceful settlement of the Karabakh conflict,
Bekaryan thinks that Armenian diplomacy must show the world how
Azerbaijan behaves.
"Azerbaijan's behavior during last year, specifically during the last
eight months shows it clearly that if the Madrid Principles
theoretically sound nice, in the current situation, when there is such
a kind of xenophobia, this kind of behavior, absence of any sort of
trust mechanisms is a null situation in terms that expecting some
indefinite compromise, and moving along that scheme, once again, is
theoretically nice, but in today's situation is far from being true or
being close to the truth," Bekaryan said.
According to the expert, one should not lose vigilance and the
political and military administration is completely aware of that,
which proves that "we can constantly see that actions and
counteractions are at least adequate, if not to say that in many cases
on certain occasions they had teaching or punishing elements."
http://armenianow.com/karabakh/60226/armenia_azerbaijan_karabakh_situation_analyst
From: Baghdasarian