NK WILL SEEK FOR RECOGNITION
At the hearings in the parliament of Armenia on the topic «The Issue of Nagorno Karabakh: Ways of Resolution» which took place on March 29 - 30 the NKR foreign minister Arman Melikian asserted that the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh will consistently pursue the international recognition of their independence. The minister emphasized the faultless character of the legal foundation and the procedure of declaration of the NKR independence underlying the foreign political line of official Stepanakert. Arman Melikian mentioned that the NKR government makes a distinction between the problem of the international recognition of independence of NKR and the problem of settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. «The problem of settlement derives from the problem of elimination of the consequences of the war instigated by Azerbaijan and cannot be connected to the problem of international recognition of NKR in any way. We lead the issue ourselves and we intend to bring it to its logical end,» he said. According to the NKR foreign minister, the Karabakh authorities make out in the international policies the prerequisite necessary for the international recognition of NKR, and in order to achieve this aim they seek to provide such precondition in their own policies. Touching upon the peace process, Arman Melikian singled out the facts that trouble Stepanakert. Nagorno Karabakh was, as a matter of fact, left out of the talks from the beginning of the Paris process when, they say, the sides were especially close to reaching a compromise. However, Azerbaijan did not want to give up anything, tried to present Armenia as an aggressor, and has been keeping to this standpoint since then. «This circumstance worries us, and we consider it necessary to overcome the consequences of the Azerbaijani policies, which are getting more and more tangible,» said A. Melikian. At the same time, he stated that he would not insist that the process of international recognition of Nagorno Karabakh has been developing in a negative direction. «There have been changes which may later lead to the international recognition of NKR, and we seek to expedite this process,» stressed A. Melikian. In this connection he mentioned that during the March 29 meeting of the government a package of bills directed at the regulation of the foreign policies of the republic was discussed. The package included the bills on joining the international conventions on diplomatic relationships and consular relationships. The foreign minister stated that the fact that an unrecognized state joins international conventions only seems pointless, for the International Committee of the Red Cross presents Nagorno Karabakh as a country which joined the Geneva Conventions at the beginning of the 1990s. «We plan to take similar steps in reference to a number of other serious international documents. This is one of the essential features of our foreign policy,» stated the foreign minister of NKR. He pointed out another important factor which was neglected during the talks despite being essential. It is the problem of the former Armenian citizens. Usually, when the problem of refugees is concerned, mainly the Azerbaijanis who had moved from Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh and partly the Armenians displaced from Shahumian, Martakert and other Karabakh regions fully or partly occupied by Azerbaijan are meant. «We tend to forget that a vast number of people were left out of the process, whose interests are not defended at an international level. The NKR authorities consider this their duty,» pointed out the foreign minister of NKR. While trying to trace the fates of those people the NKR government held a monitoring in one of the regions of Russia where a large Armenian community lives. The findings showed that since the onset of the Karabakh events about 45 thousand Armenians displaced from Azerbaijan found shelter there. Almost half of them acquired citizenship of Russia. Only 1000 - 1500 people became citizens of Armenia. The rest do not have citizenship yet. As A. Melikian noticed, this concerns only one of the regions of Russia. He pointed out that the problem should be attended to persistently, just like Azerbaijan does, duly presenting the problem in the international organizations hoping for restitution of their material and other losses. «The NKR bill on citizenship being drafted currently is directed at the solution of this serious problem. The bill is almost ready. It will be proposed for discussion in 10 - 15 days,» said A. Melikian. The foreign minister of NKR regards the development of democracy and democratic institutions as one of the priorities in the NKR policies. He singled out the upcoming parliamentary election as a test on the process. «We anticipate the involvement of representatives of the political forces of Armenia in the elections as observers. Observers will be invited from other countries as well, however, Armenia's attitude towards this event is utterly important for us,» said Arman Melikian. The minister also mentioned the importance of taking into account the international situation and global developments. «It is not accidental that different international organizations attentively follow developments around Nagorno Karabakh and try to influence them in this or that way, generally with kind intentions, although there is negative intervention as well,» said A. Melikian. «However, there is another problem too. We must keep in mind that we are not alone in the world and we must be able to act in accordance with the international interests reflected in the serious changes taking place in the world. This refers to the enlargement of Europe, the circulation of the idea of a Great Near East, as well as the developments in the regions situated far from us. And if we are not able to combine local processes with international realities of global character, we may face serious complications,» said the foreign minister of NKR. Answering the questions of participants of the hearing, Melikian mentioned that in NKR the idea of holding a referendum in Nagorno Karabakh is evaluated as the recognition of the deciding vote of its people for their self-determination. At the same time the minister emphasized the necessity of deciding the exact place where the referendum will be held and Azerbaijan's willingness to admit the results of the referendum. The precondition for the referendum can be discussed only after the answers to these questions are given. In reference to the current border of Nagorno Karabakh with Azerbaijan Arman Melikian said the borderline passes along the front line between the armed forces of NKR and Azerbaijan. The minister mentioned that Shahumian, Shamkhor, Khanlar and other regions of Nagorno Karabakh occupied by Azerbaijan are being intensively populated not only by the refugees formerly settling the territories taken under Nagorno Karabakh's control but also other Azerbaijanis. At the same time, Arman Melikian showed discontentment with the process of settlement of the territories controlled by Nagorno Karabakh with Armenians. «Certain mistakes have been made in the process,» said A. Melikian.
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