NAME OF PARLIAMENT HEARINGS ITSELF DID NOT SUGGEST DISCUSSIONS ON NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT: DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF RUSSIAN COMMITTEE ON CIS
Trend News Agency
March 14 2008
Azerbaijan
Russia, Moscow, 14 March / corr. TrendNews R. Agayev/ The name of
the parliament hearings itself did not suggest the discussions on
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Tatiana Moskalkova, the deputy chairman
of the Committee on CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) and for
Work with Compatriots of the Russian parliament -who held hearings
on the settlement of the conflicts in CIS and on appeals made to
Russia to recognize the independence of Abkhazia, South Ossetia and
Trans-Dniester region, said to TrendNews.
Moskalkova said that there are a lot of conditions for giving a special
status to Nagorno-Karabakh territory which does not enable to put it on
the same level with South Ossetia, Abkhazia and Trans-Dniester region,
as the Nagorno-Karabakh population are not citizens of Russia. "We
aim at protecting the rights and interests of the Russian citizens and
Russians. A large proportion of Abkhazia and South Ossetia population
are Russian citizens and the RF Constitution requires the government
to protect its citizens regardless of their location," the deputy
chairman of the Committee said.
According to Moskalkova, however, the name of the parliament discussion
and the fact that the population of self-declared Nagorno-Karabakh
Republic is not citizens of Russia are not only the sole reason
of non-participation of Nagorno-Karabakh representatives in the
hearings. "This is a dispute between the two countries-Azerbaijan
and Armenia, and it requires totally different format and different
political and legal settlement means. Therefore, the issue was not
brought up for the discussions in the Committee on CIS," the Russian
MP said.
As to Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Moskalkova said that they have
a common border with Russia and Russia has already begun to take
concrete steps for their economic integration and to protect Russian
investments in these Republics. " Russia is already taking measures
to solve these problems originating from non-recognition of these
Republics. If these problems will be solved, it will not have anything
to do with Kosovo," she said.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
