Bako Sahakian: use of force won't resolve Karabakh conflict
Militarization and the militaristic rhetoric of Azerbaijan have no psychological influence on us, said Bako Sahakian, the President of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic.
"The use of force will cause innumerable victims on both sides but will not resolve the Karabakh issue. First of all, the balance of forces in the region is effective. Second, the armed force of our country is able to rebuff Azerbaijan's aggression. In this case we will enlarge the area of security, since it will be the only way of guaranteeing peace for our people," he said.
Asked whether the NKR authorities suppose that return of Azeri refugees to Karabakh is possible, Mr Sahakian said, "The government of our republic does not rule out return of the Azerbaijani refugees to Karabakh. However, we are confident that it is impossible before political solution of the issue. Thoughtless actions may lead this contingent of refugees to other tragic consequences. It is also necessary to synchronize the issue of the Azerbaijani refugees with the issue of the Armenian refugees. Today, however, it is viewed unilaterally. Naturally, it does not satisfy us," KarabakhOpen reports.
"The use of force will cause innumerable victims on both sides but will not resolve the Karabakh issue. First of all, the balance of forces in the region is effective. Second, the armed force of our country is able to rebuff Azerbaijan's aggression. In this case we will enlarge the area of security, since it will be the only way of guaranteeing peace for our people," he said.
Asked whether the NKR authorities suppose that return of Azeri refugees to Karabakh is possible, Mr Sahakian said, "The government of our republic does not rule out return of the Azerbaijani refugees to Karabakh. However, we are confident that it is impossible before political solution of the issue. Thoughtless actions may lead this contingent of refugees to other tragic consequences. It is also necessary to synchronize the issue of the Azerbaijani refugees with the issue of the Armenian refugees. Today, however, it is viewed unilaterally. Naturally, it does not satisfy us," KarabakhOpen reports.
