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    AUSTRALIAN STATE RECOGNIZED NAGORNO-KARABAKH
    by Yuri Roks

    WPS Agency
    October 29, 2012 Monday
    Russia

    Source: Nezavisimaya Gazeta, No 226, October 29, 2012, p. 1 [Translated
    from Russian]

    FOREIGN MINISTERS OF AZERBAIJAN AND ARMENIA DISCUSSED KARABAKH CONFLICT
    SETTLEMENT; An update on the situation with Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
    settlement.

    Foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia discussed Karabakh conflict
    settlement in the presence of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen. The
    negotiations took place in Paris. The council of New South Wales,
    Australia's largest state, recognized sovereignty of Nagorno-Karabakh.

    Official Baku responded to the news from Sidney, the capital of
    New South Wales, with undisguised irritation. "As always, it is
    wishful thinking on Armenia's part. Armenia misinterpreted personal
    opinions of a couple of council members as official recognition of
    Nagorno-Karabakh," said Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Elman
    Abdullayev.

    According to Abdullayev, Australia stands for territorial integrity
    of Azerbaijan which it confirmed on many occasions. "Even so, we
    asked for an explanation," he said.

    Azerbaijani experts declined comment, preferring to listen to what
    Canberra had to say first. "Whatever their answer, there will be
    neither anything good nor anything catastrophic in it for Baku,"
    one of them said.

    Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandjan learned of this latest
    development on a visit to Costa Rica. Nalbandjan said, "The more
    Azerbaijan resists efforts made by OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen, the
    more decisions will be made like the one made in Australia... These
    decisions will eventually pave the way for official recognition of
    Nagorno-Karabakh by the international community."

    The upper house of the parliament of the New South Wales in the
    meantime appealed to the Australian authorities to recognize
    Nagorno-Karabakh.

    "Recognition of Nagorno-Karabakh as a sovereign state by the parliament
    of New South Wales is an important event... It is a corollary of the
    energetic policy of Armenia striving for recognition of Karabakh by
    the international community... I read in newspapers that Uruguay is
    about to recognize Nagorno-Karabakh too," said Eduard Sharmazanov,
    Deputy Chairman of the Armenian parliament.

    David Babajan, Chief of the Nagorno-Karabakh Main Directorate of
    Information commented, "Recognition of Karabakh by the Australian
    state is a considerable political and moral accomplishment. New South
    Wales is the best advanced and most populous state of Australia. I
    hope that it will launch a series of analogous decisions made by
    other foreign countries."

    Armenian newspaper Graparak wrote, "According to interim reports,
    chairman of the parliament of Uruguay will make an official visit to
    Armenia in late November. He will visit Karabakh after that." The
    newspaper pointed out as well that Uruguay was the first foreign
    country that acknowledged the genocide of the Armenians.

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