Uruguay May Recognize Nagorno-Karabakh Republic

URUGUAY MAY RECOGNIZE NAGORNO-KARABAKH REPUBLIC

asbarez

Sep 9, 2011

Uruguay foreign minister Luis Almagro

MONTEVIDEO-In an unprecedented announcement Friday, the Foreign
Minister of Uruguay Luis Almagro said that his government has begun
the process to make an official announcement regarding the status
of Nagorno-Karabakh.

“Today we are looking into the issue [Nagorno-Karabakh] in order to
present an official government position on the matter,” said Almagro.

“I am personally convinced that Nagorno-Karabakh is part of historic
Armenia and it must be independent and in a short while be unified
with Armenia. This is the only resolution to the Artsakh issue.”

Almagro was speaking at conference in Uruguay’s capital organized
by the Armenian National Committee of South America and the
Uruguay-Armenia parliamentary group marking the 20th anniversary of
the Armenia’s Independence, highlighting Uruguay-Armenia relations.

Armenian Revolutionary Federation parliamentary faction leader Vahan
Hovannesian welcomed Almagro’s statement calling it unprecedented.

“For the first time, a progressive and democratic country such as
Uruguay is officially expressing a position, which reflects the
posturing of the ruling political forces,” said Hovannesian, who
stressed that the process will take some time.

From: A. Papazian