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    AZERBAIJAN'S HYSTERIA CANNOT BE UNDERSTOOD, ARMENIAN FM SAYS

    news.am
    Jan 14 2011
    Armenia

    The self-termination of most of the 192 U.N. member-states are
    precedents for Nagorno-Karabakh's self-determination, RA Foreign
    Minister Edward Nalbandian told a news conference Jan. 14.

    Nagorno-Karabakh self-determination process follows the way passed by
    the international community, Minister Nalbandian said. The documents
    based on the three principles - territorial integrity, peoples' right
    to self-determination and nonuse of force of threat of force - are on
    the negotiating table. The sides are also negotiating the six elements
    envisaging the determination of Nagorno-Karabakh's final status on
    the basis of Nagorno-Karabakh people's free will, interim status,
    which implies preservation of status quo if it is internationally
    recognized. The six elements also provides for security guarantees,
    land communication and return of refugees and territories. The Minister
    emphasized the fact that the documents do not specify the territories.

    "At present, the Armenian side's position is in line with that of the
    international community. The international community says all the
    three principles and six elements are a single whole. The Armenian
    side says the same, stressing it accepts all the elements as a basis
    for negotiations. What does Azerbaijan say? They do not do what they
    say," Nalbandian said.

    The Minister pointed out that the Armenian side will not accept any
    changes in the negotiation format, as they will be of no benefit.

    He qualified Azerbaijan's policy as short-sighted, as Azerbaijan
    prohibits foreign citizens from "such hysteria cannot be understood. I
    hail al those visiting Nagorno-Karabakh despite Azerbaijan's violent
    reaction. Under the circumstances it is unclear why Azerbaijan does
    not allow foreign citizens to visit Nakhichevan, a territory under
    its control. May be they do not allow tourists to visit Nakhichevan
    to prevent them from seeing the destroyed Armenian cultural monuments
    and asking: "Where is the people that created all these things?" "In
    any case this shortsighted policy will not produce any results,"
    Minister Nalbandian said.




    From: A. Papazian
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