Serzh Sargsyan: our mission has been and is international recognition of Karabakh
“For Armenia and its people, and I’m sure for Armenians all over the world the peaceful resolution of Nagorno-Karabakh is an issue of top priority. Regretfully, we don’t have breakthrough here,” Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said in his speech in New York.
“It’s almost 20 years Artsakh is enjoying its independence and doesn’t deserve a lower status than it has today,” said President Sargsyan.
President ensured that the independence of Karabakh, the right of its people’s self-determination cannot be put under question. President stated that mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs, negotiations are held with Azerbaijan.
“I wouldn’t call the negotiations inefficient but from another point of view Kazan has been the best example, where Azerbaijan displayed its destructive policy. Our mission is and has been the international recognition of Karabakh, including the recognition by Azerbaijan. Unilateral concessions are out of discussion. Until Azerbaijan is committed to armed threats, development of armenophobia, it will be difficult to speak about any advancement. We should acknowledge that Armenia hasn’t recognized the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh because Armenia has been trying to materialize outcome in the negotiations.”
President stressed that any adventure of Azerbaijan, any operation out of OSCE Minsk Group format will speed up the recognition of the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh by Armenia.