Sharmazanov: The non-recognition of Artsakh casts doubt on the legitimacy of the self-determination of the Union republics, some of which are members of the EU
ArmInfo. Artsakh self-determined not from Azerbaijan, but from the Soviet Union. Edward Sharmazanov, the vice speaker of the Armenian parliament, press secretary of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia, stated this at a press conference in Yerevan on December 27 summing up the results of the outgoing year.
The vice-speaker of the Armenian parliament once again reminded that Nagorno-Karabakh was never part of independent Azerbaijan. "Artsakh self-determined before the collapse of the Soviet Union, on the same legal grounds as the other member states of the USSR, including the three that are now members of the European Union - Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, as well as Armenia and Georgia. how did it happen that this right is recognized with respect to the union republics, and Artsakh's attitude is not. "The non-recognition of Artsakh casts doubt on the legitimacy of the self-determination of the union republics, including those that are members of the EU," the parliamentarian said.
At the same time, Sharmazanov recalled that the Armenian side repeatedly stressed that, in order to effectively resolve the Karabakh conflict, it is first of all necessary to eliminate its causes, not consequences. "The basis of the OSCE mediation mission is to achieve international recognition of Artsakh." The theme of the ongoing negotiations is the recognition by the international community of the independence of Artsakh, the final determination of the fate of the Artsakh people," the vice-speaker said. In this context, he also recalled that in the new Armenia-EU framework agreement there is a provision on Nagorno-Karabakh, where it is clearly stated that the EU countries recognize the settlement of the conflict on the basis of the three known principles - the non-use of force, the territorial integrity of the peoples' right to self-determination.