NKR FOREIGN MINISTRY: TO AGREE WITH NEW REFERENDUM IN KARABAKH MEANS FOR ARMENIA TO REFUSE RECOGNITION OF RESULTS OF 1991 REFERENDUM
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Jun 13 2006
STEPANAKERT, JUNE 13, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. To agree with
holding a new referendum to decide status of Nagorno Karabakh means
for the Armenian side to refuse recognition of legality and results
of the 1991 referendum.
This is said in the publication entitled “Demographic Trap” placed
in the NKR Foreign Ministry’s official web site.
According to the publication, some European structures push forward
their interests in the issue of the Karabakh settlement, – which in
reality correspond with the Azerbaijani ones for a number of reasons,-
using for that purpose “public organizations,” formally independent,
but in reality, controlled by the above-mentioned structures.” One
of them, “International Crisis Group” (ICG), attempts to put under
doubt legality of the December 10, 1991 referendum, which clearly
expressed the NKR people’s will and was held corresponding to norms
of the international right and the USSR legislation functioning then.
As for the NKR Azerbaijani minority, it was given all possibilities
for expressing free will, but under pressure of official Baku, Azeris
refused their rights and ignored the referendum, displaying just by
it indiference towards future of the country.
“If the Armenian side agrees the idea of the postponed referendum,
after signing the agreement, neither RA nor, especially, NKR may
obstacle Azerbaijan under “peace-keepers'” cover and change demographic
situation in the NKR after “refugees'” return, organize diversions,
instigations and interracial clashes to strain the situation in future
and to pressure on the Armenian inhabitation of the NKR,” is said in
the publication of the NKR Foreign Ministry’s official site. According
to the source, even if the referendum takes place, during the period
of time preceding it, the demographic picture will change in the
NKR in favour of Azerbaijan, and the results of the referendum will
unequivocally be for the latter’s “territorial integrity.”