ALIEV WAS FOR THE NEGOTIATIONS WITH KARABAKH
Support A1+!President of NKR Arkadi Ghoukasyan presented Azeri advocate Arzu Abdulaeva who visited Karabakh with the whole pack of the negotiations with Azerbaijan. The pack contains the agreements signed by Azerbaijan and Karabakh mainly without the participation of Armenia. According to Arkadi Ghoukasyan, by one of them Heidar Aliev authorizes his representative «to carry on negotiations with the representative of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic».
«When Azerbaijan needed to cease the military operations, they actively communicated with Karabakh», Arkadi Ghoukasyan announced during the meeting with Armenian and Azeri advocates. He claimed that now Azerbaijan does not even want to listen to Karabakh.
During the meeting with the representatives of the Armenian and Azeri Committees of the Helsinki Citizens Assembly, the Vanadzor Office, and the Karabakh NGO «Helsinki Initiative» Arkadi Ghoukasyan spoke about the possible ways of the settlement of the conflict, about Karabakh's participation of Karabakh in the negotiations, about the problem of the of fates of missing persons, the results of the hostilities between the countries and the necessity of creating an atmosphere of mutual trust.
According to the NKR President, the main precondition of the settlement of the Karabakh conflict is the creation of an atmosphere of mutual trust and making the voice of the residents of Karabakh audible for the international community.
«The residents of Karabakh do not want to return to Azerbaijan. The Republic of Azerbaijan is not considered the assignee of the Soviet Union. Nagorno Karabakh ceased to be part of Azerbaijan according to the same law according to which Azerbaijan ceased to be part of the Soviet Union. So, what does Azerbaijan have to do with Karabakh? », Arkadi Ghoukasyan said.
According to Mr. Ghoukasyan, this approach does not mean a wish to re-launch war. The President offers to listen to the facts brought about by Azerbaijan, including the issues about referendum and transitional status. But what is most important is that Nagorno Karabakh must be included in the negotiation process.
«After all, Karabakh suffered more losses than Azerbaijan and Armenia», the President said and added that the bombs were thrown at Stepanakert and not at Yerevan or Baku.
He thinks that even if a document is signed, the nations must be ready for historical reconciliation. Otherwise, «if you do not exclude the possibility of launching was in about 10-15 years, you will never compromise».
He recalled the years of war when the situation was milder and the communication with the Azeris was closer. And now the sides speak a language which «does not contribute to the peaceful settlement of the conflict».
Naira Bulghadaryan
Stepanakert
