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    THE TRUMP CARD OF THE ARMENIAN PARTY
    Karen Nahapetyan

    Hayots Ashkhar Daily
    Published on Aug 02, 2008
    Armenia

    Yesterday, Special Delegate of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Heiki
    Talvitiey announced that "the OSCE hopes that after Azerbaijan
    holds presidential elections in October, the Karabakh peace talks
    will resume."

    We believe the legal contents of the Karabakh conflict - the trump
    card of the Armenian party, should be laid on the table in autumn.

    It includes the following arguments:

    a. The NKR has never formed part of the independent state of
    Azerbaijan; therefore the recognition of its territorial integrity
    has nothing to do with Nagorno Karabakh.

    b. Both Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan declared independence almost
    at the same time (with Karabakh getting ahead a little) based on the
    USSR Constitution and laws, therefore there are two independent states
    formed in the territory of the Soviet Azerbaijan.

    c. The legal bases of the NKR independence are flawless; therefore
    it is necessary, in such circumstances, to put them to discussion
    and find a clear-cut solution instead of speculating the issue of
    the stereotyped "mutual concessions", a term frequently used by the
    international community.

    d. From the point of view of the maintenance of peace, it is only
    the package solution of the problem vs. the existing status quo that
    contains smaller risks. Therefore, any violation of the20latter
    will inevitably lead to the decrease of the parties' motives for
    achieving a final settlement, without including the most important
    issues concerning the NKR conflict in the given agreement. And it
    may have unpredictable consequences.

    As shown by the sum effect of these arguments, Armenia may try to solve
    three principal issues at the current stage of the negotiation process.

    First: reiterating its commitment to provide a political solution
    to the problem, Armenia should introduce itself to the international
    community as a constructive party ready for mutual concessions.

    Second: getting ahead of Azerbaijan in terms of abiding by the
    constructive agreements, the Armenian party clearly marks the
    borderline not allowing for further retreat.

    Third: Since the attempts of revising the agreements were initiated
    by Azerbaijan, the Armenian party may propose the international
    community to transfer the issue to the legal domain for achieving a
    breakthrough in such situation. That's to say, instead of searching
    the "golden mean" the Armenian party is required to determine which of
    the parties Nagorno Karabakh, a state that declared its independence
    in strict compliance with all the laws, belongs to from the point of
    view of international law.

    We believe this is the only way enabling us to achieve the speedy
    and effective solution of the Karabakh conflict. That's to say,
    examining the legal bases of the NKR in dependence and estimating
    them as flawless, Europe can solve all the problems with a single
    blow and penetrate our region.

    In that case, Azerbaijan will have no other way out apart from
    recognizing the accomplished fact because the subject matter of the
    debate, i.e. the Nagorno Karabakh issue, will be discussed beyond
    the framework of the rivalry between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

    Europe may use its real weapon, i.e. its world-wide reputation, and
    by recognizing the independence of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic,
    ensure sustainable peace in the whole region.
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