NKR is entitled to international recognition

February 17, 2010 - 18:45 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net -
NKR, as a state, is no different from other countries of the world and has to be acknowledged by the international community, Heritage parliamentary group secretary Larisa Alaverdyan said.

As she told a news conference in Yerevan, the meeting between NKR President Bako Sahakyan and OSCE Chairman is a step forward to Artsakh’s involvement in negotiations, but also a return to the start of the talks, with Karabakh among negotiating parties.

Larisa Alaverdyan characterized NKR President – OSCE Chairman meeting as an attempt at dragging out negotiation process.

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.

Heritage

Founded in 2002, Heritage a National Liberal Party, is national by its roots, liberal in its economic principle, and an advocate of the democratic system of governance and due process for its citizens. The party’s objective is the development of Armenia as a democratic, lawful, and rights-based country that anchors its domestic and foreign policies in the nation’s sovereign interest. During the party’s Third Congress on May 30, 2005, Raffi K. Hovannisian was elected chairman. The other eight members of the party board were elected by secret vote. Since 2009, the party chairman is Armen Martirosyan.