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    ARMENIA EXPECTS UNBIASED APPROACH

    http://a1plus.am/en/official/2010/07/14/hovik-abrahamyan

    Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan yesterday
    answered the questions of the European Parliament's Committee on
    Foreign Affairs referring to the Karabakh conflict settlement,
    Armenian-Turkish relations and Armenia-EU partnership.

    Earlier, the RA NA Speaker gave a speech in the Committee's special
    sitting.

    "The Karabakh conflict has many delicate sides and Armenia expects an
    unbiased and balanced approach in all documents referring to conflict.

    In this respect, I sent a letter to the president of the European
    Parliament in connection with the resolution on "EU Strategy for the
    South Caucasus" adopted on May 10, 2010.

    The resolution includes incorrect wording on the Nagorno-Karabakh
    issue, as the author was unaware of the nuances of the conflict.

    Moreover, he had never visited the region and consulted with mediators
    - the OSCE Minsk group co-chair countries, in particular with France,
    a member of the European Union.

    The right of Nagorno Karabakh people to self-determination cannot
    be opposed to the principle of Azerbaijan's territorial integrity,
    as Nagorno Karabakh has never been part of either Azerbaijan
    proclaiming independence in 1918 or current Azerbaijan being the
    latter's successor.

    -In response to the legitimate wish of Karabakhi people to exercise
    their right to self-determination, Azerbaijan resorted to force and
    unleashed a large-scale war against the people of Nagorno-Karabakh
    in 1991-1994. The present situation in the conflict zone is the
    consequence of that war.

    -Since the Nagorno Karabakh Republic is not recognized internationally,
    Armenia represents and protects NKR interests but Armenia cannot
    replace Karabakh and cannot shoulder commitments instead of
    Karabakh. If Azerbaijan recognizes Nagorno-Karabakh as a negotiating
    party, it will contribute to the productivity of the negotiation
    process.

    Disregard of these facts may have a negative impact on the
    Karabakh conflict settlement. Azerbaijan's recent provocation on
    the contact-line, which left five Armenian soldiers killed, is not
    a mere accident.

    I would like to note that the resolutions adopted by the European
    Parliament suggest interesting ideas on the mechanisms of strengthening
    relations between South Caucasus and European Union.




    From: A. Papazian
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