EDWARD NALBANDIAN: SELF-DETERMINATION OF THE PEOPLE OF ARTSAKH A MATTER OF SECURITY

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18.09.2012 18:41

Nagorno Karabakh’s right for self-determination is important not
only from the viewpoint of international law, the factor of security
also plays an important role here, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward
Nalbandian said at a joint press conference with the UK Minister for
Europe David Lidington.

“The people of Karabakh cannot feel safe in a country, where during
sniper classes the servicemen shoot at a target with the word
“Armenian” written on the forehead. The population of Artsakh cannot
feel secure in a country, where killers like Safarov are treated as
an etalon for policemen,” the Minister added.

“Security has been an important factor for peoples, which realized the
right for self-determination in the recent years,” Edward Nalbandian
said.

Asked to comment whether his country treats the right of peoples to
self-determination as a priority only when it meets the interested
of the UK, for example Kosovo and the Falkland Islands, Minister
Lidington said “Kosovo’s future was outlined in UN resolution, while
Karabakh’s right for self-determination is specified by OSCE Minsk
Group principles.”

He said, however, that the Karabakh issue can only be solved through
a comprehensive approach by taking into consideration other principles
as well.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress