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Support A1+!“The settlement of the Karabakh conflict is possible if Azerbaijan recognises the right of people of Karabakh to self-determination, if Nagorno Karabakh is guaranteed a land border with the Republic of Armenia and if the international organisations and the international community guarantee the security of the people of Nagorno Karabakh,” Armenia Serzh Sargsyan said in an interview with the Public TV.
Serzh Sargsyan noted the negotiations are entering an active phase. According to him, the known events in the region once again convinced everyone that there is no military solution to the Karabakh conflict.
As for public discussions, Mr. Sargsyan considers them are useful. “I think public discussions are useful and I’m deeply convinced that we will still enter a period of more active public debates. Discussions are always useful, but those should be based exceptionally on one interest-the benefit of the Armenian nation. We have devoted too much to the Karabakh conflict resolution and cannot but notice the facts of provocation. We are solving a sacred issue, an important historic issue, and it’s immoral when someone tries to find a different interest during the settlement of the conflict,” stressed Mr. Sargsyan. Commenting on the recent proposal of the Russian President of a trilateral meeting and the statement of Turkish President Abdullah Gul that the Armenian President has asked him to mediate in the Karabakh settlement, Serzh Sargsyan said the Karabakh conflict settlement proceeds within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group on the basis of Madrid Principles.
“I have said many times and I repeat that there are no other mediators: the only mediators are the Minsk Group Co-Chairs. Armenia has never applied to any country to carry out a mediating mission. President Medvedev’s invitation and his activeness on the matter are rather ordinary for the President of a Minsk Group co-chair country. As for President Gul’s statement, I’m not used to commenting on statements of other political figures, especially considering that our press publishes excerpts out of context. I will repeat that the Minsk Group Co-chairs are the only mediators, but we do not refuse from any assistance. Yes, I’m confident that Turkey can contribute to the Karabakh conflict settlement: President Gul’s visits to Yerevan, the continuation of Armenian-Turkish negotiations are good examples of solving hard issues. I’m sure that if Turkey opens the border and establishes diplomatic relations with Armenia, it will greatly contribute to the Karabakh conflict resolution,” the President of Armenia declared.
