NKR PRESIDENT EXPRESSES APPRECIATION FOR PARTICIPATION OF AMERICAN ARMENIAN
BENEFACTORS IN PROGRAMS IN ARTSAKH
STEPANAKERT, AUGUST 3, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. The President
of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic (NKR) Arkady Ghukasian on August
1 received members of the Babayants family – American Armenian
businessmen and benefactors, co-owners of the former central hotel
of the city of Shushi, and Abo Boghikian.
NT was informed about it from the NKR President’s press service. The
quests informed the NKR President about the process of constructiing
a 9-story building and about things to be done. It is envisaged to
put the hotel into operation until early May, 2007, and to improve
the park adjacent to the central square of Shushi. Attaching special
importance to preserving the architectural character of Shushi during
the restoration and construction work, A. Ghukasian expressed his
appreciation for the active participation of the Babayants family,
Serge Babayants and Abo Boghikian in charity and investment programs
being implemented in Artsakh.

ABOUT 100 CITIZENS APPLY TO RA OMBUDSMAN REGRADING RESORATION OF THEIR RIGHT
TO RECEIVE COMPENSATION
YEREVAN, AUGUST 3, NOYAN TAPAN. About 100 citizens, whose health
suffered during the process of work but who were deprived of the right
to receive compensation, have applied to the RA Ombudsman Office. NT
was informed about it from the RA Ombudsman Information and PR
Department. Under the RA government decision No. 579 of November 15,
1992, point 16, if an organization stops operating as a result of its
liquidation or restructuring, the damage done to health is compensated
by its legal successor, and in case of the latter’s absence – by
the social security body with state budget resources. Article 1086
of the RA Civil Code that took effect in 1999 stipulates that in
case of liquidation of the legal entity responsible for damage done
to life or health, the payments to be made are capitalized in order
prescribed by law or other legal acts – in order to pay them to the
person who suffered. However, neither law nor a governmental decision
have established such an order over the past 7 years. Instead, the RA
government made a decision on November 11, 2004, under which point 16
of the above mentioned law lost its force. As a result the problem
remains unsettled. According to the press release, the RA Ombudsman
called the Prime Minister’s attention to the problem, proposing that
respective measures be taken in the shortest possible time in order
to fill in this legislative gap.

KOCHARIAN STILL KEEP SILENT
Aravot.am
03 Aug 06
Naira Mamikonian
“Some powers in Armenia indeed threaten Robert Kocharian’s position
if he agrees with the proposed “phase” version of settlement”,
-Azerbaijani politician Eldar Namazov has announced.
The fact that both Azerbaijani and Armenian sides accept OSCE MG
co-chairs’ proposals on the NK conflict settlement, prove announcements
of official circles of two countries. Both countries have some
exceptions about return of territories and hold a referendum; anyway
the reasons of both sides on that occasion are quite different. For
example some powers in Armenia /ARF, some opposition parties, public
organizations/ are against the return of territories without specifying
NK status and the concept of referendum as well, considering that
the referendum of self-determination and independence has already
held once in NK. We should introduce an interview with Azerbaijani
politician Eldar Namazov published in Azerbaijani ”Day.az” where he
expresses his standpoint about all these. By the way, those standpoints
are similar to the adopted declaration of Azerbaijani politicians and
public men. Thus, to the question which are the advantages of the OSCE
MG proposals in comparison with the former proposals that are regarded
in official Baku as enough balanced and acceptable, he answered: “We
must stress that we have made corrections and interpreted from our own
position the text of those proposals in particular on two principles,
with which we haven’t agreed: about ” special treatment” of Kelbajar
and Lachin liberation and the referendum. As the co-chairs have used
in their proposals expression, which can be interpreted equivocally,
so we have interpreted them in our own way according to our national
interests. That is, Kelbajar and Lachin must be liberated as well as
the rest of occupied territories and ”special treatment” may refer
to the communication channels that pass trough those territories but
not territorial belonging of those regions. Only in case of taking
our interpretation into consideration we’ll accept that principle.”
Talking about referendum in NK, E. Namazov stressed that the OSCE MG
co-chairs’ declaration about that point was rather scanty. “I should
stress, it isn’ t worth to be against the referendum because any
peaceful agreement, provides the use of referendum mechanism. For
example if the Azrmenian side agrees with NK status as a broad
autonomy within Azerbaijan, that autonomy will be impossible to
give them by Azerbaijani president’s or ministry’s declaration.
They should hold a referendum making relevant amendments in the Azeri
Constitution. So we aren’t against that referendum, we are against
for holding it only in NK and occupied Azerbaijani territories. The
best way after liberation of territories, return of refugees is that
to negotiate round NK status. If those negotiations give certain
results, a national referendum should be held on the model of coherent
status. Other versions with the help of which the Armenian side wants
to annex NK formally using democratic orders, won’t be acceptable
by the Azerbaijani side.” I. Namazov also added: “The Armenian side
didn’t adopt those proposals in Rambue and Bucharest, Some Armenian
officials have declared lately that those principles are adoptable. A
lot of people are against it but R. Kocharian still keep silent.”
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ADB identifies 3 priorities for beginning operations in Armenia
People’s Daily Online, China
Aug 4, 2006
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) identified three broad priorities for
beginning operations in Armenia as accelerating rural development,
promoting the private sector and enhancing regional cooperation,
an ADB report said on Thursday.
Armenia, which joined ADB in September 2005, has made substantial
progress in several key areas of economic development. However,
significant challenges remain if the country’s high level of poverty 39
percent of the population in 2004 are to be lowered, the report said.
“ADB’s Interim Operational Strategy is designed to be responsive to
the development challenges faced by Armenia. It will guide prospective
assistance to areas that have been identified as having the highest
potential development impact,” said Shikha Jha, an ADB’s Country
Programs Specialist.
For improving living standards in rural areas and creating livelihood
opportunities, ADB will concentrate on water supply systems and waste
management, rehabilitation of rural roads and developing alternative
sources of energy, according to the report.
To strengthen enabling environment for private sector development,
ADB will explore potential assistance to improve regulatory oversight
and economic governance.
To augment Armenia’s regional cooperation and integration initiatives,
ADB will consider assistance to rehabilitate its existing regional
transport infrastructure to reduce costs of trade and transport,
and to upgrade regional energy transmission networks.
Source: Xinhua

RIFAT HISARCHIGOGLU: “WE WON’T CHANGE OUR STANCE UNTIL ARMENIA
PULLS OUT ITS TROOPS FROM AZERBAIJANI LANDS”
Today, Azerbaijan
Aug 3, 2006
“Why should we change our position while Armenia have not pulled out
its troops from the Azerbaijani territories and give up it claims
against Turkey?” Rifat Hisarchigoglu, president of Chambers and
Exchanges Union of Turkey told.
Half a year ago he said the Union Turkish member companies would not
establish trade relations with Armenia, APA reports.
“Why change our position? Did Armenia give up its groundless
territorial claims against Turkey? Since Armenia has not made any
changes to its stances regarding such urgent problems, why should
we change ours? First of all, they should unconditionally pull
out their troops from the occupied Azerbaijani regions in order to
provide internally displaced persons return their native lands,”
Mr.Hisarchigoglu said.
The Chambers and Exchanges Union of Turkey is the biggest NGO in the
country, which unites 1 million companies. It has a strong influence
on the government’s domestic and foreign policy and remarked for its
active lobbying efforts for Turkey’s EU membership.
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ARMENIAN DEFENCE MINISTER MAKES A MOVE
Institute for War and Peace Reporting, UK
Aug 3, 2006
Serzh Sarkisian’s elevation to a leading post in the governing party
seen as the first shot in the election campaign.
By Diana Markosian in Yerevan
The recent congress of the Republican Party, the leading member of
Armenia’s governing coalition, saw the second most powerful man in
the country, defence minister Serzh Sarkisian, elected chairman of
the party’s board.
On one level the move meant very little, as Sarkisian has been
working closely with the party for years. But he formally joined the
Republicans only a week before the meeting, and his elevation is widely
being seen as the party’s first move to win next year’s parliamentary
elections – and perhaps also an opening bid by Sarkisian to run for
the presidency in 2008.
The congress also re-elected Prime Minister Andranik Margarian as
party chairman.
Sarkisian has been a close associate of President Robert Kocharian for
more than 20 years, since the days when they both worked in Communist
youth league or Komsomol in Nagorny Karabakh in Soviet times. He
has served as Armenian defence minister twice, most recently since
May 2000.
The Armenian constitution prohibits Kocharian from running for a
third term when his term expires in 2008, leaving Sarkisian a leading
contender to replace him.
However, many opposition politicians and analysts say it is
inappropriate for the country’s defence minister to be associated with
one political party. Several observers pointed out that the previous
defence minister, career officer General Vagharshak Harutyunian, was
dismissed in 2000 on the grounds that he was too engaged in politics.
“Of course, Serzh Sarkisian has a right to engage in politics actively,
it’s his civil right under the constitution,” said political analyst
Stepan Grigorian. “But if that happens, he should leave his defence
post.”
Asked by IWPR whether he was contravening the constitutional
requirement that “the army should have no party allegiances and
be neutral”, Sarkisian said, “It’s true the law says that the army
belongs to no party and is neutral, but my being chairman of the
board does not introduce any new element.
“What’s the difference, when I’ve been collaborating with the
Republican Party for some time and was second on the party’s list
in the last parliamentary election? Nothing has changed, the only
difference being that this entire process has now been officially
registered.”
On the possibility that he might be positioning himself to replace
Kocharian, Sarkisian insisted, “My friends can testify that I have
never had the ambition to be president.”
Sarkisian has never admitted an interest in becoming Armenia’s next
president, although his name is frequently mentioned as a contender.
The Republican Party congress also saw many businessman, government
officials, regional governors and the mayor of Yerevan join the party,
strengthening its reputation as the party of power. Several deputies
from the People’s Party group in parliament, who are for the most
part businessmen, also joined up.
Tigran Torosian, the speaker of parliament and deputy chairman of
the party’s ruling board, said the strengthening of his party was
a positive development. “Political life in Armenia is becoming more
mature, though not as quickly as one would like,” he said.
Torosian was happy to agree that joining the Republican Party was
now seen as a route to high office in Armenia.
Critics say this trend as a setback for democracy.
“The Republican Party has concentrated its security resources in
the person of the defence minister, its financial resources are
represented by oligarchs and its administrative resources [allowing
it to influence elections] are held by leaders of local government
and ministers,” said Grigorian.
“These people are uniting not around some idea, but around an
aspiration to keep power, which is a very dangerous scenario,”
opposition leader and former defence minister Vazgen Manukian told
IWPR.
Political analyst Aghasi Yenokian warned, “After the special congress
of the Republican Party, Armenia is moving towards a one-party
system. A strong party has been created – so strong that no other
pro-government party will want to oppose or rival it.
“The opposition has its own particular characteristics – it’s quite
malleable and associates itself with certain figures in power –
so it won’t want to pit itself against [the Republican Party] either.”
The Republican Party is not, however, the only pro-government political
force. A new party, Bargavach Haiastan (Prosperous Armenia), set up
by top businessman Gagik Tsarukian, has widely been seen as a support
base for President Kocharian for his last two years in office.
There is some tension between the two parties. Bargavach Haiastan
has been registered for three years, but has not yet held a founding
congress. This drew some denigrating comments from Sarkisian and
other Republican leaders, to the effect that their rivals could not
yet consider themselves a proper party.
Tsarukian was among a handful of outsiders asked to attend the
Republican congress, but he did not take up the invitation.
Manukian said the activation of these two pro-government parties
should serve as a wake-up call for the opposition. He predicted that
the two could expect to win 30 to 40 per cent of the vote, and said
the opposition needed to consolidate in order to maximise its appeal
in next year’s parliamentary election.
Diana Markosian is a correspondent for À1+ television in Yerevan.
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GLOOM OVER KARABAKH PEACE PROCESS
Institute for War and Peace Reporting, UK
Aug 3, 2006
Revelations about the latest peace deal leave the conflicting parties
still far apart.
By Elshad Guliev in Baku, Karine Ohanian in Stepanakert and Tatul
Hakobian in Yerevan
All sides remain pessimistic about the peace process in Nagorny
Karabakh, despite a visit by the newly-appointed American negotiator
to the region intended to breathe new life into negotiations.
Matthew Bryza – who was appointed as the United States co-chair of
the OSCE’s Minsk Group on Karabakh in June – has visited Karabakh,
Armenia and Azerbaijan during the past week. He said little in public
following his meetings, but some saw his trip as a sign Washington, at
least, is determined to move the process along despite recent setbacks.
He arrived unaccompanied by his French and Russian co-chairs on the
Minsk Group, a month after the three had delivered an unusually blunt
report to the OSCE, which presides over negotiations on the Karabakh
dispute, signalling that the current peace process had stalled.
The co-chairs said they had “reached the limits of our creativity”
and put the onus on the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to
carry the peace process forward. “We remain ready to assist,”
said the statement. “As mediators, however, we cannot make the
difficult decisions for the parties. We think the parties would
be well-served at this point by allowing their publics to engage
in a robust discussion of the many viewpoints on these issues.”
Before arriving in the region, Bryza broke with precedent by giving
an unusually frank interview to Radio Liberty in which he revealed
details of a peace agreement that the two sides had been discussing
over the past two years. The two presidents, Ilham Aliev and Robert
Kocharian, rejected the deal in two meetings this year.
Under discussion has been a phased withdrawal of Armenian forces from
the Azerbaijani territories around Nagorny Karabakh, a referendum on
the status of Karabakh itself, and the deployment of a peacekeeping
force.
In their report to the OSCE, the negotiators issued a stark warning
of what was at stake if the process collapses and the deal is
not accepted, “Ultimately, it is the two sides that will be held
accountable by their peoples and by the international community if
their actions lead to war and not peace.”
Many commentators said that these statements expressed a hitherto
unseen level of exasperation from the trio.
“It is possible to see this new emphasis constitutes a form of pressure
on the presidents,” Gerard Libaridian, Armenia’s negotiator on the
Karabakh issue under former president Levon Ter-Petrosian, and now
professor of history at the University of Michigan, told IWPR by email.
But Libaridian doubted that this pressure was having an effect. “It
will require more than the discomfort these statements have caused
these presidents for the latter to make the necessary concessions.
The main energy is emanating from Mathew Bryza, it seems to me,
who is not new to the process,” he said.
For their part, the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders are, as ever,
striking very different positions in public.
The day before he met Bryza, Aliev told a cabinet meeting that he
still adhered to the principles of a phased solution for the dispute.
But he added that the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan is not
up for discussion, “not today, not tomorrow, never and under no
circumstances.”
Akif Nagi, head of the radical pro-war Karabakh Liberation
Organisation, struck a more aggressive note, saying Azerbaijan should
now cease contact with the Minsk Group. “The main aim of Matthew
Bryza’s visit to Azerbaijan is an attempt to force a peace deal on us
which really does not meet our interests,” he said. There has been
anxiety in Azerbaijan about the idea of a referendum on the status of
Nagorny Karabakh. But Mubariz Ahmedoglu, director of the Centre for
Political Technologies and Innovations, told IWPR that Azerbaijanis
should take heart from the fact that “the co-chairmen are not saying
that it ought to take place only on the territory of Nagorny Karabakh”
– a process that would almost certainly lead to the Armenian-majority
population of Karabakh voting to secede from Azerbaijan.
Earlier, during Bryza’s visit to Armenia, foreign minister Vardan
Oskanian put the blame on Baku for the breakdown of the peace process,
saying Armenia had agreed to the two-and-a-half page document under
discussion and that it should still be the basis for talks.
“This is not an ideal document, but if Azerbaijan agrees to the
arguments advanced in it, then I think that on this basis we can
move towards settling the issue and trying to convince our people,
which at the current time is the only way of settling the issue,”
Oskanian told IWPR
Other Armenians say that the process is flawed because the Armenians
of Karabakh, the disputed territory itself, are not participating
directly, as the government in Baku insists on negotiating only with
the government in Yerevan.
“There will be no progress until the unrecognised but legitimate
authorities of the Nagorny Karabakh Republic take part in the talks as
a full member,” Aram Sarkisian, leader of the opposition Democratic
Party told IWPR. “The Armenian side represented by Robert Kocharian
does not have the right to sign any agreement.”
Bryza heard these arguments from Karabakh Armenian officials when he
visited the territory last week.
After meeting Bryza, Karabakh’s foreign minister Giorgy Petrosian also
expressed doubts about the latest plan. He said, “The proposals made
by the co-chairs foresee as a first stage, compromises being made
by the Nagorny Karabakh Republic, which could have serious negative
implications for the security of the republic and its population,
as they do not contain sufficient guarantees that military action
would not resume in the conflict zone.”
Libaridian identified five obstacles blocking progress to a final
peace settlement, more than 12 years after the conflict was halted
by a ceasefire.
First, he said, domestic concerns of both leaders have led to a
“deficit in political capital” which leaves both presidents having
to accept compromises and sell them to their peoples. Second, there
was a belief on both sides that time is on their side that hardened
positions. Third, he argued, the absence of the Karabakh Armenians
from the negotiating table “has resulted in the inability of the
mediators to explore fully some of the available options”.
For Libaridian, the fourth problem is one of accountability, “The
parties to the conflict have devised elaborate escape mechanisms to
derail the process every time it reaches a critical point, without
any perceived risk.”
Finally, he said, the mediators did not “share a common vision for
the region” and their different interests were “pulling in opposite
directions” and undermining the conditions whereby the conflict could
be solved.
Elshad Guliev is a freelance journalist in Baku and Karine Ohanian is
a freelance journalist in Nagorny Karabakh. Tatul Hakobian works for
Public Radio in Armenia. Shahin Rzayev in Baku and Thomas de Waal in
London contributed to this report.

ARKADI GUKASYAN: “WE RECOGNIZE AZERBAIJAN’S RIGHTS REGARDING NAGORNO
KARABAKH STATUS AND READY TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE”
Today, Azerbaijan
Aug 3, 2006
“Arkadi Gukasyan told me that he recognizes Azerbaijan’s rights
regarding the status of Nagorno Karabakh and they are ready to discuss
it,” the Helsinki civil Assembly Azerbaijan National Committee chair
Arzu Abdullayeva told.
According to her, the separatist regime leader Arkadi Gukasyan accused
the Azerbaijani press for its war propaganda, and official Baku for
not taking concrete stance.
“In this situation I can’t say to Nagorno Karabakh Armenians that
“Azerbaijanis are your friends”. He also added he doesn’t agree to
use Aland model in solving the Nagorno Karabakh problem justifying
his opinion by Azerbaijan’s not being Finland.”
As APA reports, Ms.Abdullayeva also said, Gukasyan claimed that the
arsons were not committed by Armenians, but Azerbaijanis are carrying
out bogus propaganda.
“But nobody would set fire to their own grain fields. On the other
hand, the OSCE representatives have already monitored the area,”
Gukasyan also expressed his concern over the violation of the
cease-fire.
“During the war we had contacts with Azeri counterparts. But today we
do not have it. That’s the reason of the breaking of the cease-fire.”
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GLOBAL GOLD TO ACQUIRE 100% OF TUKHMANUK MINE IN ARMENIA AHEAD OF
SCHEDULE AND COMMENCES PRODUCTION — GOVERNMENT APPROVES MINING PLAN
MacReport (press release), NY
Aug 3, 2006
GREENWICH, CT–Aug 2, 2006 — Global Gold Corporation (OTC BB:GBGD.OB
– News) () today announced the planned
acquisition of the remaining 49% of Mego-Gold, LLC, the company
holding the licenses to the Tukhmanuk mine and exploration areas in
Armenia. According to the August 1, 2005 acquisition agreement,
Global Gold Mining, LLC acquired a 51% interest for $1.5 million and
was to pay another $2 million by August 1, 2007; the agreement,
amended as of July 19, 2006, allows for the acquisition of the
remaining 49% in exchange for $1 million and 500,000 shares of Global
Gold Corporation’s stock.
The Tukhmanuk property consists of over 4,100 hectares in the Aparan
region. The property hosts numerous quartz veins with gold and
polymetallic mineralization. The presence of the mineralized zones
suggested by the existing maps have been confirmed by field mapping
in the 1st quarter of this year and detailed mapping is ongoing to
define and surface sample the mineralized zones to 1:10,000 scale.
Historical GKZ (State Committee on Reserves) records in the P1, C1
and C2 categories indicate a target of 12.1 million tonnes of
mineralization, averaging 6.74 g/t gold and 30.79 g/t silver,
including 2.6 million oz/gold and 11.9 million oz./silver. Global
Gold is updating the categories of this mineralization.
The existing gravity concentration plant has been serviced and
upgraded to full capacity with the addition of a new drive motor for
the second mill and additional tails recirculation line to attempt to
improve recovery. A fully functional sample preparation facility has
been installed with western standard equipment including AAS (Atomic
Absorption Spectrometry) analysis capability for plant and grade
control samples.
Two Caterpillar 325 excavators, a Caterpillar D9R bulldozer, 2 x 20
tonne GRAZ trucks and a grader have recently been purchased for use
in addition to equipment previously purchased for the open pit mining
of the oxide zone above the Armenian approved C1/C2 category
mineralization. A mining plan has been submitted and approved by the
relevant Armenian Governmental authorities for the mining and
processing of an expected 150,000 tonnes of oxide material over a 2
year period. Production has commenced, and full plant commissioning
is anticipated in October.
Drilling of the C1/C2 category mineralization is also in progress
with a program of 10,000 meters planned to confirm the resource and
carry out western standard reserve/resource estimation at year end;
2,500m of drilling have been completed to date. The terms of the
amended acquisition agreement for Mego-Gold provide for the payment
of the $1 million and delivery of 500,000 shares of Global Gold
Corporation on or before August 19, 2006 and also contain a
contingency allowing the sellers to sell back the 500,000 shares on
or before September 15, 2007 for a payment of $1 million if Global
Gold Corporation stock is not traded at or above $2.50 at any time
between July 1, 2007 and August 31, 2007.
To date, Global Gold has focused its activities at Tukhmanuk,
Hankavan and surrounding areas in the North Central Armenian belt. At
Hankavan, a drill program is underway to follow up on the 2005 drill
program. Global Gold is also conducting exploration at Getik in
Northern Armenia and holds joint venture interests with Iberian
Resources at the southern Armenian Marjan and Litchkvaz projects.
Global Gold Corporation also owns a twenty percent participation
right in any new exploration undertaken in Armenia by Sterlite Gold
Limited or its successors.
To the extent that statements in this press release are not strictly
historical, including statements as to revenue projections, business
strategy, outlook, objectives, future milestones, plans, intentions,
goals, future financial conditions, future collaboration agreements,
the success of the Company’s development, events conditioned on
stockholder or other approval, or otherwise as to future events, such
statements are forward-looking, and are made pursuant to the safe
harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. The forward-looking statements contained in this release are
subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from the statements made. Former Soviet
country estimations are presented for historical reporting and to
provide a basis for assessing Global Gold’s choices for its business
activities and not to be understood as indicating the existence of
reserves or resources.
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and exploration company with mining properties in Chile and Armenia.
Global Gold Corporation is located at 45 East Putnam Avenue,
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RUSSIAN AND FRENCH CO-CHAIRS OF OSCE MINSK GROUP
CAN BE REPLACED – AZERI DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER
TREND, Azerbaijan
Aug 3, 2006
Azerbaijan passed its position to US co-chairman of OSCE Mink Group
Mathew Bryza regarding the settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,
said Araz Azimov, President’s special representative o Nagorno-Karabakh
and deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Trend reports with reference
to ATV channel.
Azimov said following the replacement of US co-chair Russian and
French co-chairs may get replaced as well. “From this point of view
Bryza’s visit to the region opens some prospects”, Azeri official said.
Commenting Mr Bryza’s statement saying ‘status of Nagorno-Karabakh
shall be determined by its people, including those left homes in 1988’,
Azimov said people living in there shall be treated as ‘population’,
not ‘nation’. “We think Azeri and Armenian community alike shall
be accounted for in this process”, said Azimov. The question of
Nagorno-Karabakh status, he added, shall be considered just in a view
of returning occupied grounds to Azerbaijan.