“Falls in line with Armenia’s approaches”
In Astana it was reaffirmed that the international community's approaches fully fall in line with Armenia's approaches, but we can't say the same for Azerbaijan. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev particularly mentioned: ‘The application of force or the threat of force for resolving the conflict is absolutely inacceptable'. This was a signal to Azerbaijan," announced today secretary of the HHK faction Eduard Sharmazanov at the National Assembly.
According to him, the U.S. Secretary of State and the French Prime Minister have reaffirmed that the three principles must be viewed as a whole and that ignoring any of them will impede the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution.
"This not only neutralized the general provisions in the Lisbon declaration, but once again went to show the co-chairing countries' approach, which is not in the interests of the Azerbaijani side. I must say that in the five-party declaration adopted in Astana, for the first time, a reference was made to the UN Charter where it is stated that the right of nations to self-determination is a goal, while territorial integrity is a principle," said Sharmaznov.
According to the HHK MP, there is only one conclusion: "There is no alternative to Artsakh's independence. The Armenian authorities headed by President Serzh Sargsyan will continue their efforts for international recognition of Artsakh's independence."
