Hrant Melik-Shahnazaryan: Armenian side to put question of Artsakh recognition in negotiation process
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YEREVAN, APRIL 13, ARMENPRESS. The issue of recognizing Artsakh becomes an urgent matter in the daily agenda of international politics. In an interview with “Armenpress” a political scientist Hrant Melik-Shahnazaryan stated this referring to the speeches by MPs in the European Parliament plenary session.
“Those who do not pursue personal interests in this conflict and come with a proposal, see the recognition of Artsakh, the condemnation of Azerbaijani aggression or the reverse, firstly, the aggression condemnation, and then the recognition of Artsakh as a way out. This shows that the international community, being in the role of the outside observer understood the nature of the conflict and threat, tries to exert pressure on eliminating this threat. The second issue is the international recognition of Artsakh. It became obvious that after the plenary session in the European parliament this issue has reached its pick within political and expertise circles”, said the political scientist. According to him, the security of Artsakh is a guarantee for the whole security in the region. From that point of view, Artsakh plays an important role.
Acoording to Hrant Melik-Shanhazaryan, it is obvious that the Armenian side will change its position in the negotiation process. “I do not even exclude the fact that the process of Artsakh recognition will begin. The President of the country stated this and we see that a consolidation exists concerning this issue in Armenia. Levon Ter-Petrosyan also talked about this stating that the process should not be rushed, there is a need for better calculation. So there is a claim and a need, and I am confident that the Armenian side will put the question of Artsakh recognition in the negotiation process, if we reach to negotiations”, the political scientist added.