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    ACTIVE SETTLEMENT OF NAGORNO-KARABAKH'S LIBERATED TERRITORIES BY REFUGEES FROM AZERBAIJAN WOULD STRENGTHEN ARMENIAN PARTIES' ARGUMENTS AT THE PEACE TALKS
    David Stepanyan

    ArmInfo
    2010-09-29 18:24:00

    Interview with Chairman of the Public Council on Foreign Policy and
    Security of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Masis Mailyan

    Oct 4-5 the Armenian Parliament is to discuss whether to recognize
    Nagorno-Karabakh Republic or not. Is this good for the Armenian
    side's interests?

    I think this is a positive step and within the interests of the
    Armenian party in the Karabakh peace process at least because the
    initiators of the discussion hereby support urgency of the given issue.

    Armenia must demonstrate to the world that independence of the NKR as
    execution of the Nagorno-Karabakh people's right to self-determination
    cannot be a subject of negotiations especially with participation of
    Azerbaijan. I think that the potential of Armenians must be used fully
    to achieve international recognition of the NKR. Over the last years,
    it was necessary to create relevant conditions for other countries to
    follow Armenia's example when it recognized the NKR. It is necessary
    to finally start this work and make up for the lost time.

    The liberated but not populated territories of Nagorno-Karabakh remain
    a separate subject of the peace talks. Wouldn't their settlement help
    to solve this problem - the way Israel is doing on the West Bank -
    and is this possible at all?

    In general, the settlement policy held up to this day has demonstrated
    its low efficiency. When the matter concerns settlement, officials
    speak about our administerial territories of Kashatag and Karvachar
    bordering with Armenia. At the same time, it is more than obvious that
    from the viewpoint of strategic settlement, the eastern territories
    fixed in the Nagorno-Karabakh Constitution are of great significance,
    particularly, the territories from Martakert at the north up to the
    river Arax at the south.

    Though much money is needed to implement this project, one could at
    least create the relevant infrastructure and lay communications by the
    routes, along which new populated areas may be built. For example,
    the gas pipeline leading to Martakert should have been laid in the
    area of former Aghdam region. There is a number of other useful ideas
    about territories and borders that have not been implemented yet.

    Active settlement of the NKR territories first of all by the refugees
    from Azerbaijan would strengthen the Armenian parties' arguments at
    the talks.

    A group of international experts are to visit the liberated territories
    in the next few days. Isn't this a kind of concession on the part
    of the OSCE MG co-chairs in response to Azerbaijan's refusal to push
    its resolution at the UN General Assembly?

    Having a similar status with Azerbaijan within international
    structures, Armenia should be able to block Azerbaijan's initiatives
    on Karabakh. One should make everybody realize that Azerbaijan lost
    all rights to Artsakh long ago, and all its actions in this direction
    will be suppressed. The purposeful work on international recognition
    of the NKR is capable to neutralize Azerbaijan's provocations in
    international organizations.

    The Armenian lobby has done its best to prevent the appointment of
    Matthew Bryza as US Ambassador to Azerbaijan. What is the danger of
    Bryza's presence in Baku for Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia?

    Appointment of Matthew Bryza as US ambassador to Azerbaijan does not
    seriously endangers Armenian interests.

    Like any other diplomat, Matthew Bryza is first of all the conductor
    of his country's policy. Consequently, I don't think his appointment
    may seriously threaten the Armenian interests. Moreover, when this
    man was directly tackling the problem of Nagorno-Karabakh as the US
    Co-chairman of the OSCE Minsk Group, there was absolutely no such
    active criticism against him. I do not understand why the criticism
    has appeared now all of a sudden.

    Having certain influence in the US Congress, the Armenian lobbyists
    could have encouraged Bryza to solve the priority national problems
    on recognition of Artsakh and the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey.

    Will the agreement prolonging the stay of Russian troops in Armenia
    enhance the security of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic?

    The Russian military infrastructure in Armenia has directly nothing
    to do with the NKR security.

    Theoretically, one can suppose of course that in case of resumption
    of Azerbaijan's aggression, Russia will implement its obligations of
    ensuring Armenia's security. In this case the Armenian armed forces
    would be able to deploy more forces and equipment in the eastern,
    Karabakh direction. At the same time, he thinks that if Azerbaijan
    receives the Russian S-300 air defense system, this will reduce
    the vulnerability of Azeri strategic objects. Thereby the balance
    of forces in the region will be broken, as at present the lack of
    reliable air defense is one of the elements preventing Azerbaijan
    from a military adventure

    Why is the number of soldiers killed in clashes inside the
    Nagorno-Karabakh army growing?

    Such incidents have always been present but have not been made public.

    Today, our people are better informed and demand that such things no
    longer happen. The main thing here is not to go too far in criticism:
    we must criticize bad officers but we must not stop respecting
    our army.




    From: A. Papazian
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