Baku must follow Sudan government’s suit, recognize NKR independence, expert says

July 12, 2011 - 20:41 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - The government of Sudan, which acknowledged South Sudan’s independence left Azerbaijan behind in political development, said an advisor to NKR Foreign Minister.

In an interview to Analitika.at.ua, political analyst Ruben Zargaryan drew parallels between the people of Artsakh and South Sudan, which were subjected to systematic genocide by Azerbaijan and Sudan respectively, beat the aggressors and announced a referendum to defend their rights for worthy development as an independent republic.

“However, in contrast to Baku administration, Sudan Government recognized the malignancy of its aggressive policy, showed responsibility and refrained from hindering South Sudan on its way to independence,” the expert said.

According to Zargaryan, there’s no doubt as to the responsibility of Azerbaijan for starting a war in Karabakh and the nature of criminal aggression against NKR people. “It’s time Azerbaijan played by the rules, by recognizing the independence of a self-dependent and successful Republic of Nagorno Karabakh,” the expert stressed.

The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan

The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan broke out as result of the ethnic cleansing launched by the Azeri authorities in the final years of the Soviet Union. The Karabakh War was fought from 1991 (when the Nagorno Karabakh Republic was proclaimed) to 1994 (when a ceasefire was sealed by Armenia, NKR and Azerbaijan). Most of Nagorno Karabakh and a security zone consisting of 7 regions are now under control of NKR defense army. Armenia and Azerbaijan are holding peace talks mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group up till now.