Armenia: We cannot recognize Kosovo before we recognize Nagorno-Karabakh
The President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan has declared that "the right of Nagorno Karabakh for self-determination should be recognized."
(KosovoCompromise Staff) Thursday, September 25, 2008
"Our approach is simple. We have a similar problem in the Nagorno Karabakh issue. We cannot recognize Kosovo, Abkhazia and South Ossetia until we recognize the independence of Nagorno Karabakh," Sargsyan said.
"One of the reasons is that today our country is negotiating with Azerbaijan, and Armenia wishes to reach the solution of the issue through peace talks," the President noted.
"If no other means remains, Armenia will recognize the independence of Nagorno Karabakh," he added.
Asked what the limit of concessions is, the red line which Armenia will never cross, President Sargsyan responded that Armenia declared about that red line 14 years ago when it was signing a truce and several times after it.
"The line is that the right of Nagorno Karabakh for self-determination should be respected," Sargsyan said.