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ARMENIA NOT TO RECOGNIZE GEORGIAN REBELS
AzerNews Weekly
Sept 10 2008
Azerbaijan
Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian has said his country could not
recognize the independence of Georgia`s rebellious regions of Abkhazia
and South Ossetia as long as the Armenia-Azerbaijan Upper (Nagorno)
Garabagh conflict remains unresolved.
"Armenia will not recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia, as was the
case with Kosovo," Sarkisian told a meeting with representatives of
Armenian embassies and consulates operating abroad.
The Armenian leader said the recent Georgia-Russia conflict had
inflicted serious damage to all Caucasus states, including Armenia,
and stressed the need for establishing peace in the region.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree on August 26
recognizing the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Georgia
said Russia`s move was contrary to international law. The world
community also labeled it as a policy of occupation. The decision
heightened tensions in the Caucasus region and put a further strain
on Moscow`s relations with the West.
The separatist regions have been recognized, so far, only by Russia and
Nicaragua, as well as Hamas and Hezbollah terror groups of Palestine.
AzerNews Weekly
Sept 10 2008
Azerbaijan
Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian has said his country could not
recognize the independence of Georgia`s rebellious regions of Abkhazia
and South Ossetia as long as the Armenia-Azerbaijan Upper (Nagorno)
Garabagh conflict remains unresolved.
"Armenia will not recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia, as was the
case with Kosovo," Sarkisian told a meeting with representatives of
Armenian embassies and consulates operating abroad.
The Armenian leader said the recent Georgia-Russia conflict had
inflicted serious damage to all Caucasus states, including Armenia,
and stressed the need for establishing peace in the region.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree on August 26
recognizing the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Georgia
said Russia`s move was contrary to international law. The world
community also labeled it as a policy of occupation. The decision
heightened tensions in the Caucasus region and put a further strain
on Moscow`s relations with the West.
The separatist regions have been recognized, so far, only by Russia and
Nicaragua, as well as Hamas and Hezbollah terror groups of Palestine.