“It would be a mistake to recognize the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh at this stage”, Richard Giragosian, director of the Regional Studies Center in Yerevan, said by phone.
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There are no civilians in the occupied territories controlled by Armenia.
In the current conditions following the April 2-5 war in Nagorno-Karabakh and continuing tensions in the conflict zone, however, some experts do not rule out certain progress of the bill.
“It is evident that the Armenian leadership doesn’t realize its actions”. Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said there were no reasons to panic about Armenia’s threats to recognize Nagorno-Karabakh as an independent state if Azerbaijan tries to re-conquer it by force.
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“That person, trying to preach about democracy, says that in case of recognition of the occupation regime in Nagorno-Karabakh, everyone will first hear that from the Armenian president”. Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts. And politicians have revised their approaches. He believes the recognition is untimely today as it had to have been done much earlier. “The enemy carried on violating the ceasefire agreement using firearms and mortars of various calibers”, the ministry said in a statement. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said April 23 that it’s “unreasonable” to resume negotiations for now. The defense ministries of Azerbaijan and Armenia announced a ceasefire on the contact line as of 12:00 (11:00 Moscow Time) the same day. As part of these negotiations, the parties have been discussing the so-called Madrid principles, which also imply territorial concessions. The two sides agreed to cease the hostilities on the line disengaging the Azerbaijani and Armenian troops in Nagorno-Karabakh. According to him, the real recognition takes place in the nation’s subconsciousness.
