ROBERT KOCHARYAN: THE PEOPLE OF NAGORNO KARABAGH HAVE IMPLEMENTED IN PRACTICE THE RIGHT FOR SELF-DETERMINATION
ArmRadio.am
05.06.2006 18:05
Turning to the Karabakh issue in his speech at the Summit of the
Black Sea Forum for Dialogue and Partnership RA President Robert
Kocharyan said, “The people of Nagorno Karabagh have implemented
in practice the right for self-determination. It was done fully
in line with the requirements of international law. Results of the
referendum on independence were later defended in the war imposed
to that people. These events developed in the timeframe of global
changes, related to the collapse of the Soviet Empire. That situation
is classical for cases of self-determination through secesion.
Now for fifteen years Nagorno Karabagh Republic continues to prove its
right for independence by own achievements in effective statecraft. A
whole generation grew up there, which watches itself as possessors
and defenders of that statehood. We believe that there is a need for
effective efforts for a full-scale integration of the Republic into
the world society.”