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    IN CASE OF RESUMING MILITARY ACTIVITIES, AZERBAIJAN WILL START TALKING ABOUT LOSS OF LARGER TERRITORIES: ARMENIA'S PRESIDENT

    http://armenpress.am/eng/news/735189/in-case-of-resuming-military-activities-azerbaijan-will-start-talking-about-loss-of-larger-territories.html
    16:13, 2 October, 2013

    STRASBOURG, OCTOBER 2, ARMENPRESS. All the three main principles of
    the Helsinki final act must function jointly. Armenia is willing to
    reach agreement based on them. But in case of resuming the military
    activities, Azerbaijan will start talking about the loss of major
    territories. The President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan
    stated this at the plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly
    of the Council of Europe. "The OSCE Minsk Group is engaged in the
    settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and the negotiations
    are ongoing. Notwithstanding Azerbaijan has shown for a number of
    times that they do not accept the two principles put forward by
    the Co-Chairs, and among them is the right of self determination of
    the nations."

    Among other things the President underscored: "Peaceful resolution
    of the Nagorno-Karabakh issue under the aegis of the OSCE Minsk
    Group Co-Chairmanship has been and will remain our priority until we
    achieve a comprehensive settlement. We value the efforts of all those
    who support regional stability, but we also know that we must rely
    primarily on our own power to deter the opponent against possible
    negative developments and to maintain peace, especially as the
    leader of our neighboring state continues to make public statements
    threatening with war, declaring the Armenians his "enemy number one",
    boasting about disproportionate increases in military spending,
    and the buildup of arms.

    Nonetheless, I hope that the people of Azerbaijan or their significant
    part actually do not share this mindset. Unfortunately, those in
    Azerbaijan who are trying to bring up candid memories of the past,
    which was once shared with the Armenian people, are being publicly
    admonished, threatened "to have their ears cut," and expelled from
    the country. Hence, the actual mood of the people of Azerbaijan is
    not articulated and whatever is voiced is demanded by the propaganda
    machine. It results in the ineffectiveness of any attempt to implement
    confidence-building measures.

    I am confident that our peoples will have a better future than the
    one contemplated by some leaders who preach hatred and war. As I have
    already stated publicly on other occasions, I do not consider the
    people of Azerbaijan to be the enemy of the Armenian people. We are
    capable of respectfully resolving our disagreements and peacefully
    co-existing as neighbors.

    Two days ago, my people mourned demise of Sos Sargsyan, a brilliant
    actor, the People's Artist of the Republic of Armenia. The master's
    last public statement was his open letter to the intellectuals of
    Azerbaijan, which was nothing but an appeal for peace, justice, and
    reason: 'Are you really going to unleash a war? My dear neighbors! It
    will bring nothing except innocent victims. Why? It is very simple:
    Karabakh is a territory for you, but a Sacred Fatherland for us,"
    wrote the great intellectual. Indeed, we regularly appeal for sobriety
    and firmly claim that zealous incitement of xenophobia, unyielding
    threats to use force and the arms race will not do any good. Peace and
    cooperation are the only feasible means of building a prosperous future
    for the peoples of the region. It is an axiom that requires no proof.

    The international experience proves that democratic societies are
    best placed to resolve conflicts peacefully. In the last two decades,
    democratic institutions have been built and continuously developed in
    Nagorno Karabakh. According to respectable international organizations
    such as the Freedom House, the level of democracy in Nagorno Karabakh
    is noticeably higher than in some of its neighbors.

    Karabakh has been and will remain a part of Europe. Its people are a
    part of the European family, regardless of Karabakh's political status.

    Therefore, I believe that the Council of Europe could, regardless of
    Karabakh's status, initiate direct contacts with Karabakh within the
    framework of its pertinent functions, especially since the Council
    of Europe has similar experiences with respect to other conflict zones.




    From: A. Papazian
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