Karen Bekaryan: Recognition of Nagorno Karabakh by Armenia will not be end of world

YEREVAN, APRIL 8, ARMENPRESS. The recognition of Nagorno Karabakh by Armenia will not be the end of the world, in an interview with journalists the head of the “European Integration” NGO, National Assembly MP Karen Bekaryan said this on April 8.

“It’s not the first time the Armenian President raises the point of the possibility of recognizing Nagorno Karabakh Republic by Armenia. I am personally do not think that the recognition of Karabakh is the end of the world or it doesn’t give any opportunities for further steps. I do not agree with the statement that the recognition should become the disaster by which we challenge the Co-Chairs. There is logic of process development. Politics is not in favor of big, uneven steps. It loves actions that are more precise and are based on facts. Therefore, an intermediate steps exists upon the recognition of independence”, “Armenpress” reports, Karen Bekaryan mentioning.

Bekaryan is confident that this step is the agreement of mutual military assistance between Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh. “If we need next step after that, we will put the next step on daily agenda”, he mentioned.

MP of the National Assembly urges to avoid from further extremes. At the same time Karen Bekaryan states that the issue of Nagorno Karabakh recognition will be on daily agenda waiting for an appropriate moment.

The non-recognition of the independence of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic is compromise from the Armenian side. As “Armenpress” reports, the President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan talked about this during an interview with the German “Deutsche Welle” TV channel. “That is a compromise from our side. If today Armenia recognized the independence of Nagorno Karabakh, it would mean that we refuse to negotiate around the conflict. If we recognize the independence, then what would the negotiations be about? We do not recognize Nagorno Karabakh Republic in order not to escalate the situation even more”, Serzh Sargsyan announced.