Turkey uses blackmail to resolve Karabakh issue in favor of Azerbaijan

PanARMENIAN.Net - The National Neoconservative Movement has sent an open letter to Armenian and Nagorno Karabakh Republic Presidents Serzh Sargsyan and Bako Sahakyan, as well as Foreign Ministers Edward Nalbandyan and George Petrosyan.



In their letter, the authors particularly state, "The recent developments in Armenian-Azerbaijani talks over the settlement of Karabakh conflict have given rise to serious concerns in Armenian society. The Azerbaijani side is evidently trying to link the issue with the normalization of Armenian-Turkish ties, whereas the Turkish authorities which seem to be more persistent than Azeris have adopted a blackmail policy towards international community, causing the leaders of the world's superpowers to concede to Turkish-Azerbaijani demands.



Considering the circumstances above, we have submitted the following document to student unions of public-political organizations:



- realizing the undesirable and perilous process of Armenian-Turkish "negotiations";



- mindful that the resumption of hostilities will sooner or later become inevitable;



- highly appreciating the importance of liberated territories in terms of ensuring the political, economic and military security of NKR people (as enshrined in the country's constitution);



We demand that the authorities of Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh Republic take the following steps:



Carry out active work towards populating the liberated territories of Artsakh, by creating infra-structures, economic development potentials and tax subsidies for local residents;



Conclude interstate agreements in military, political, economic and social spheres;



Contribute to the recognition of Artakh statehood and current borders, creating required preconditions for the further recognition of NKR independence by Armenian National Assembly and President.



The letter was undersigned by the student unions of National Neoconservative Movement, ARF Dashnaktsutyun (Nikol Aghbalyan) and Heritage (Hayq) parties.