Referendum in Karabakh Can Remain Unrecognized, but Impossible to be IgnoredDecember 14, 2006 - 15:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - With the adoption of the Nagorno Karabakh Constitution a new factor occurred in the region, which different international bodies and Azerbaijan can use, told Manvel Sargsyan, the head of analytical center 'Kavkaz' the PanARMENIAN.Net In his words, this factor gives a lot choices both to Armenia and the Nagorno Karabakh. "The referendum can remain unrecognized, but it is not easy to ignore the fact of collective will of the people of this territory. At least the referendum is the leading law of this territory, and to qualify it as illegal is not easy. Nobody can do it - the world has not seen anything more legal than the national law. After all we can qualify as illegal all the legal acts of Azerbaijan - there is no sense in it," Sargsyan stressed. Alongside the Armenian political analyst underlined that the nations live their life. "All the others can define their attitudes towards the actions of this or that nation. They can recognize their right. The other nations can also try forcefully to lead away a nation from its own way with disdain. If a nation has chosen its way it must prove to himself and all the others the effectiveness of that very way and be able to defend its choice. Up till now the NKR was able to do that: the time will show if there is a will to continue that initiative. And the world always recognizes those who deserve it," said Manvel Sargsyan. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |