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LARISA ALAVERDIAN CONSIDERS UNACCEPTABLE FORMULATION "TERRITORIES UNDER CONTROL OF ARMENIAN FORCES FOR KARABAKH INDEPENDENCE"
Noyan Tapan
Sep 6, 2007
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenia has never come up with
an initiative of its own during the Karabakh negotiations, on the
contrary, it has agreed to proposals, which became stricter day by
day and had no legal basis. Larisa Alaverdian, a member of the NA
Zharangutiun (Heritage) faction, expressed such an opinion at the
September 6 meeting with journalists. She also expressed an opinion
that "the so-called compromises" indeed suppose one-sided concessions
of the Armenian side.
According to L. Alaverdian, not the Artsakh people's self-determination
right, but violation of the self-determined Nagorno Karabakh people's
rights should be discussed during the negotiations. "Otherwise, the
next question emerges: where Karabakh is self-determined, whether in a
part of territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan, which is not so,"
she said. According to Alaverdian, the Nagorno Karabakh problem has
no legal connection with the territorial integrity of the Republic
of Azerbaijan, there is only a politicized connection. The current
Azerbaijan has been recognized as a successor of Democratic Azerbaijan
and not of Soviet Azerbaijan, which supposes waiving the right of
sovereignty towards NKR.
The MP considers unacceptable putting in circulation the formulation
"territories under control of the Armenian forces for Karabakh
independence." As she affirmed, these territories are liberated,
reintegrated lands belonging to NKR.
Larisa Alaverdian does not agree to the anxiety that the bill
on Karabakh's recognition de jure, which has been introduced by
Zharangutiun's leader, Raffi Hovannisian, can impede the negotiations
process. According to her, Azerbaijan's position is more extremist
("everything is mine, and Karabakh is the revolted part of my people"),
but this does not impede the negotiations.
Noyan Tapan
Sep 6, 2007
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenia has never come up with
an initiative of its own during the Karabakh negotiations, on the
contrary, it has agreed to proposals, which became stricter day by
day and had no legal basis. Larisa Alaverdian, a member of the NA
Zharangutiun (Heritage) faction, expressed such an opinion at the
September 6 meeting with journalists. She also expressed an opinion
that "the so-called compromises" indeed suppose one-sided concessions
of the Armenian side.
According to L. Alaverdian, not the Artsakh people's self-determination
right, but violation of the self-determined Nagorno Karabakh people's
rights should be discussed during the negotiations. "Otherwise, the
next question emerges: where Karabakh is self-determined, whether in a
part of territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan, which is not so,"
she said. According to Alaverdian, the Nagorno Karabakh problem has
no legal connection with the territorial integrity of the Republic
of Azerbaijan, there is only a politicized connection. The current
Azerbaijan has been recognized as a successor of Democratic Azerbaijan
and not of Soviet Azerbaijan, which supposes waiving the right of
sovereignty towards NKR.
The MP considers unacceptable putting in circulation the formulation
"territories under control of the Armenian forces for Karabakh
independence." As she affirmed, these territories are liberated,
reintegrated lands belonging to NKR.
Larisa Alaverdian does not agree to the anxiety that the bill
on Karabakh's recognition de jure, which has been introduced by
Zharangutiun's leader, Raffi Hovannisian, can impede the negotiations
process. According to her, Azerbaijan's position is more extremist
("everything is mine, and Karabakh is the revolted part of my people"),
but this does not impede the negotiations.