Will Azerbaijani pollute rivers?
Apart from being an issue of determining Karabakh's status, the Karabakh conflict is also an issue of survival for Karabakhi people, David Babayan, a Karabakhi political scientist told A1+.
In this context, Mr. Babayan highlights the role of ecology and water security.
85% of Karabakh's water supplies - the rivers Arpa and Vorotan - come from Karvachar. The rivers nourish Lake Sevan which provides 80% of Armenia's water supply. Can you imagine the territory of Karvachar under the control of Azerbaijan which used to pollute our rivers for years? Obviously, it will endanger the whole statehood. This factor should be taken into consideration during the talks over the Karbakh conflict," says David Babayan.
"There is hardly any state body both in Armenia and in Karabakh that deals with the problem. The sides should achieve a settlement which will not lead to further complication or resumption of a new conflict," he added.
The political scientist says that Karabakh is already taking measures in this direction. The construction of hydroelectric power stations is underway in Martakert.
"250 million kWh of electricity is used in Artsakh a day. If we complete the programme we shall have 700 million kWh power in a few years which exceeds today's demand three times. Today Artsakh has great water supplies which we intend to use outside Artsakh as well."
