NKR MUST PROCLAIM ITS HEGEMONY OVER NEIGHBORING TERRITORIES: KIRO
MANOYAN
YEREVAN, JULY 21. ARMINFO. Nagorny Karabakh must proclaim its hegemony
over the neighboring liberated territories as soon as possible, Kiro
Manoyan, a Board member, Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF)
“Dashnaktsutyun”, told a press conference at the National Press Club.
According to him, as long as the status of liberated territories
remains undetermined, they will be a subject of “bargain” in the
negotiations for the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement. Manoyan stressed
that the intensification of the re-settlement process requires
guarantees against the return of liberated territories to Azerbaijan.
“The ARF is not against concessions in the negotiations, but if
Azerbaijan wants to get the liberated territories back, let it
exchange them for the Shahumyan, Martunashen and Getashen regions,”
Manoyan said. He also stressed that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
cannot be settled without considering the public opinion in Armenia
and in Nagorny Karabakh itself. He said that sooner or later
Azerbaijan will have to sit down at the negotiating table with Nagorny
Karabakh.