KARABAGH MUST TAKE THE INITIATIVE

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Russian Communist Party leader and member of the PACE Russian delegation Genadi Ziuganov believes that the Russian-Georgian war was planned beforehand by the unruly adventurer [Georgian President Mikhail Sahakashvili] and feels sorry that the Georgian people play by his rules. During the Strasburg press conference today Ziuganov recalled that World War I and II began as a result of the provocation of a psycho and mentioned a couple of motives for the Georgian President to start the war:

1.Sahakashvili was on the verge of downfall-he falsified the elections.

2.NATO integration was constantly postponed

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Since, according to Ziuganov, it was impossible to start a war against Iran now, the war broke out in Georgia. Ziuganov stressed a couple of times the importance of the right to self-determination of nations. What is Ziuganov’s view on the Nagorno-Karabagh peace settlement? Is it possible to see the Russian State Duma recognize Artsakh’s independence as it recognized the independence of Abkhazia and Southern Osetia? In response to these questions, Genadi Ziuganov reminded that he has met several times with Abkhazian president Sergey Bagapshi, there have been special visits and discussions. As far as Nagorno-Karabagh is concerned: “Go ahead, Karabagh must take the initiative.”

Karine Asatryan

Strasburg