Nalbandian has no right to stumble
Arman Melikian, ex Foreign Minister of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, is confident that Serzh Sargsyan will bring no news from Munich.
"Each side will represent the "significant" progress in their own way. No general approach will be presented to the public. They will say whatever they want," Arman Melikian told A1+.
The so-called Madrid Principals do not reflect Armenia's interests and naturally the Armenian side will make concessions ignoring a series of issues important for the Armenian people," says former NKR FM.
Arman Melikian doesn't share the opinion that determination of Karabakh's status is the first and foremost concern at the threshold of the Karabakh conflict settlement.
"Karabakh's status was determined in 1991 and we don't need to discuss the issue with Azerbaijan or the Minsk Group mediators. Armenia should discuss the matter with no one else but the Nagorno Karabakh Republic. You needn't get delighted with the statements of international structures or mass media saying that Azerbaijan has yielded to Armenia's urges and has decided to recognize NKR's status. They likely meant that Karabakhi people should gain independence within the territorial wholeness of Azerbaijan. You needn't get delighted and delude the Armenian people."
Arman Melikian thinks that the negotiations should eliminate the reasons for the Karbakh conflict, lift Armenia's blockade, restore the rights of Azerbaijani refugees and make Azerbaijan recognize NKR's status.
"I am glad that RA authorities finally began to speak about Armenian refugees in talks though reducing their number from half a million to 400 thousand. At the same time the authorities noted that the issue will be discussed after Karabakh's status is defined. Even Armenia's Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian recently raised the issue in the United Nations Organization speaking about ethnic discrimination against Armenians in the NKR. He didn't refer to Armenians in Azerbaijan. Undoubtedly, this approach narrows the possibilities of negotiations. Our officials have no right to stumble in important matters," added Arman Melikian.
