Nagorno Karabakh Says It Has Proved Right for Existence
Posted July 23rd, 2008 by admin_huliq
Speaking of the conflict between Azerbaijan and the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh, the Minister of the Foreign Affairs of Nagorno Karabakh Georgy Petrosyan said that the republic has proved it's right to existence based on the right of people's self-determination and security, which Azerbaijan has repeatedly violated.
“We are living one of the most responsible periods of our age-old history. The diplomacy of Nagorno Karabakh should fully correspond to the priorities and challenges of the time. The Karabakh conflict should be resolved through peace talks, on the basis of principles which will ensure the right of the people of Nagorno Karabakh for self-determination and security. That is the will of our people and the position of the NKR authorities,” NKR Foreign Minister Georgy Petrosyan declared during the celebration in Stepanakert dedicated to the 15th anniversary of formation of the NKR Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
According to the Minister, NKR conducts an independent foreign policy, enters into relations with other states and international organizations, official representatives of the republic participate in international and regional conferences.
NKR is a “de facto” full-fledged state, and many officials, political scientists, experts, international organizations of the world accept this reality. “Today NKR has permanent representations in leading countries and regions of the world, through which it realizes the communication of our republic with other states. Aside from political functions, the permanent representations support the attraction of investments into NKR economy, establishment and expansion of ties with Diaspora, implementation of humanitarian programs in Nagorno Karabakh. The consular services defend the interests of NKR citizens. The central apparatus of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the permanent representations continue the efforts in the direction of presenting the real image of Nagorno Karabakh, a country where the democratic values and human rights are considered the milestones of establishment of a full-fledged state,” Georgy Petrosyan declared.
“NKR people has realized its right for self-determination. Many contemporary independent states have been formed as a result of collapse of world powers. Nagorno Karabakh has never been under the jurisdiction of independent Azerbaijan. Under the pressure of Josef Stalin, Nagorno Karabakh was annexed to Azerbaijan. The proclamation of NKR independence took place strictly in compliance with norms of international law and acting USSR legislation. The process of restoration of NKR’s independent statehood was launched on September 2, 1991,” the Foreign Minister stated.
“With serious successes of state-building, NKR has proved its right for existence. A number of presidential and parliamentary elections have been conducted here, which the independent observers assessed as corresponding to democratic standards. We are the witnesses of civil society development. There has not been a case when a people would refuse from independence it enjoyed for more than 20 years. A generation has grown up, which considers itself the carrier and guarantor of this statehood. Today we speak about the irreversible changes that took place in the mind of our people. One of the priorities of the activity of the Ministry of Foreign affairs is the peaceful resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict,” Georgy Petrosyan stressed.
“Today more and more international structures interested in the resolution of the conflict are inclined to the idea that the ways of resolution of the Karabakh conflict should be searched for on the legal-political field,” Georgy Petrosyan declared.
By Public Radio of Armenia
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