STEPANAKERT (Combined Sources)–The status of the liberated territories surrounding the
The Karabakh lawmaker said that in the course of the peace negotiations, no one has referred to Karabakh’s Constitution, which stipulates that “until the complete reestablishment and determination of borders, the Karabakh government has jurisdiction on all territories under its control.”
In discussing the upcoming summit of Armenian and Azeri presidents, Ghoulian said “if we are to judge the optimism of the mediators, then it seems there is will be major progress in establishing consensus on the main principles.”
On a related matter, the acting spokesperson of
“Unless the issue of the status of Nagorno Karabakh is clarified, and the right of self-determination is fully assured, and unless an irrevocable geographic link between Nagorno Karabakh and
“Regardless of who says what we can only repeat what we have frequently explained,” added Karapetian in reiterating
He said only after final agreement of this issue it will be possible to refer to other points. “Without solving that issue we will abstain from talks over other subjects,” he underlined.
Commenting on Council of Europe’s Secretary Gen. Terry Davis’ statement that he hoped for a resolution of the Karabakh conflict until the presidential elections in
Answering a question about whether the participation of American and Russian Co-Chairs was justified in the negotiation process in the context of their statemen’s on recognizing the territorial integrity of