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    VIEWPOINT FROM STEPANAKERT: CHANGING OF STATUS-QUO DOES NOT AT ALL MEAN YIELDING TERRITORIES TO AZERBAIJAN

    ARMINFO
    Friday, May 31, 18:05

    When speaking about the status-quo in Karabakh conflict and the
    impossibility of its preserving, many people understand it like a
    hint to yield territories to Azerbaijan.

    Actually, changing of the status-quo does not at all mean yielding
    territories, the head of the General Information Department of the
    NKR president's staff, David Babayan, told journalists today.

    "To change status-quo means to settle the conflict. Azerbaijan will
    recognize Artsakh, and Artsakh - Azerbaijan and the conflict will be
    settled. We categorically rule out yielding territories", - he said.

    He also added that to understand the core of the conflict, one has
    to look into the root of the conflict, which arose from breaking of
    Artsakh. It is no secret that earlier only a part of the historic
    Artsakh became the territory of Nagornyy Karabakh Autonomous Region.

    This situation developing for 70 years, was unacceptable. For this
    reason, they made an attempt to subordinate Nagornyy Karabakh directly
    to the center - Moscow. "Further events showed that this option is
    incorrect. That time, Nagornyy Karabakh decided to self-determine. As a
    result, we saw Azerbaijan's aggression against Nagornyy Karabakh. As
    a result of the battle actions, we have got a situation which is
    preserved for 20 years. This option proved its vitality. For this
    reason, to go back to the reality of 1988 or 1991 is unrealistic",
    - Babayn said.

    When commenting on a statement by Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey
    Lavrov, Babayan said one should not understand the recent statements by
    the Russian diplomat as a matter of fact. "The problem of territories
    is important to Azerbaijan, our problems differ. We have to negotiate
    and make arrangements. Of course, we categorically rule out yielding
    territories, as these territories are the guarantor of the NKR
    security. As for Moscow, I don't think that it is trying to impose
    pressure upon the Armenian party, as it has always preserved a neutral
    attitude", - Babayan said.

    To recall, Sergey Lavrov said at the joint press-conference with his
    Azerbaijani counterpart that status-quo is unacceptable for everybody,
    Azerbaijan, Armenia and Nagornyy Karabakh.



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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