If Kosovo is granted independence, so Karabakh deserves it much more
The problem of Kosovo's independence and creation of a precedent for conflicts in the CIS refer to realpolitik, member of the Armenian National Assembly's committee on European integration, political scientist Armen Ashotyan said in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net.
"The Karabakh issue doesn't need any precedents; it finds resolution within international law. Azerbaijan's arguments are invented, those of Armenia base on international law. If Kosovo is granted independence, so Karabakh deserves it much more. There are plenty of differences between Kosovo and Karabakh. The latter is a self-controlled state with developing economy. Unlike Kosovo, Karabakh is not a destabilizing factor in the region. The only minus is the demographic factor. There are 2 million of Albanians in Kosovo while the Armenians population of Karabakh makes 150 thousand. Whatever, Karabakh has never been and will never be a part of Azerbaijan. With recognizing independence of Kosovo and not recognizing that of Karabakh, the international community will provide a glaring and cynical example of double standards," he said.
Full text of the interview
"The Karabakh issue doesn't need any precedents; it finds resolution within international law. Azerbaijan's arguments are invented, those of Armenia base on international law. If Kosovo is granted independence, so Karabakh deserves it much more. There are plenty of differences between Kosovo and Karabakh. The latter is a self-controlled state with developing economy. Unlike Kosovo, Karabakh is not a destabilizing factor in the region. The only minus is the demographic factor. There are 2 million of Albanians in Kosovo while the Armenians population of Karabakh makes 150 thousand. Whatever, Karabakh has never been and will never be a part of Azerbaijan. With recognizing independence of Kosovo and not recognizing that of Karabakh, the international community will provide a glaring and cynical example of double standards," he said.
