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    Lragir, Armenia
    Dec 1 2006


    A BETTER THING - RECOGNITION OF KARABAKH INDEPENDENCE



    The meeting of Kocharyan and Aliyev in Minsk for the settlement of
    the Karabakh issue was positive, the atmosphere was constructive, the
    presidents focused on the problems which remain unsettled, the talks
    have not reached a deadlock, but it would not be precise to state
    that the presidents reached agreement on these questions because
    there are still controversies, stated the Armenian minister of
    foreign affairs Vardan Oskanyan December 1 in Yerevan.

    With regard to the statement of the Azerbaijani president that
    Azerbaijan will not change its stance, and this stance is the
    principle of territorial integrity, Vardan Oskanyan stated that
    Armenia will not change its stance either, which is the right of the
    nations for self-determination. `These two principles could be
    combined in a referendum. It is necessary to enable the people who
    live and used to live in Nagorno Karabakh to decide and choose
    between territorial integrity and self-determination,' Vardan
    Oskanyan stated, adding that he means a right for self-determination
    without any restrictions. Armenia may reject the proposal on holding
    a referendum in Karabakh in case something better is offered, a good
    alternative. For instance, if the independence of Karabakh is
    recognized.

    The president of Azerbaijan had also stated that the negotiations
    have reached the final stage. The minister of foreign affairs of
    Armenia finds it difficult to enumerate the present stage, however,
    he thinks, this is not the last stage. The question of engagement of
    Karabakh in the talks remains. If it were the last stage, Karabakh
    would also take part in the talks for settlement. `Settlement is
    impossible without the participation of Karabakh.'

    The International Crisis Group has announced that the outcome of the
    referendum on Constitution to be held in Karabakh will not be
    recognized internationally. With regard to this Vardan Oskanyan
    suggests realizing that the independence of the people of Karabakh
    and their independent existence is a fact. Everyone who understands
    this cannot make such statements which may frustrate the people of
    Karabakh and lose their reputation among the people of Karabakh. They
    cannot make statements which `encroach on the achievements of the
    people of Karabakh.'

    Vardan Oskanyan describes the mentioning of the right of nations for
    self-determination in the EU-Armenia action plan as positive, and the
    mentioning of the territorial integrity in the NATO statement on the
    South Caucasus as standard. If NATO decided to dwell on the problem
    of Karabakh in detail, it would mention that the problem should be
    settled through negotiations between the sides, Vardan Oskanyan says.
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