“We remain committed to the continued development of Artsakh’s economy and its democracy. We also condemn Azerbaijan’s most recent aggression in early April against the people of Artsakh that led to hundreds of military and civilian casualties. We remain hopeful that a peaceful resolution to the Karabakh conflict will be found, and appreciate your unwavering pursuit of regional security and stability.”
Overnight September 2-3 the Azerbaijani side violated the ceasefire regime 30 times by firing more than 600 shots from various caliber weapons at the Armenian positions across Nagorno Karabakh-Azerbaijan line of contact, the press service of the NKR Defense Army told.
”Maybe it was taken into consideration that currently Moscow, assessing the seriousness of the moment, doesn’t save any effort to bring the sides to the negotiation table, also the fact that in St. Petersburg Vienna agreements have been partially implemented. I consider, not the venue, but the fact that the Co-Chairs will discuss ongoing situation in the settlement process, is important. In fact, it’s not in such a good condition, as the planned presidential meeting didn’t take place,” Skakov said.
“In April of this year, Azerbaijan launched its most violent offensive across the Line of Contact in years, causing the deaths of hundreds of civilians and military personnel. The United States must stand against this dangerous and destabilizing aggression, by holding Azerbaijan accountable, investigating potential war crimes, and demanding a peaceful resolution.”
“Over the last 25 years Artsakhi people clearly realized that they are loyal to their decision, i.e. as a state Artsakh has been formed with all its attributes. Recent April war proved that people of Artsakh are ready to draw back any adventurism and more strengthen the positions,” Shavarsh Kocharyan said.
Today is the 25th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of Nagorno Karabakh: Armenians in Artsakh proclaimed their decision on secession and independence from Azerbaijan and building a democratic state 2 September 1988. However, 25 years later it should be regretfully recorded that achieving a strong civil society and a democratic state in Artsakh hasn’t been reached yet.
On this festive day we remember with special gratitude all our martyrs, brave sons of the Armenian people, those, who on the cost of their lives paved the path to our Motherland’s bright future. We ought to always keep the memory of our devotees. The best way to do it is the consistent development and strengthening of the free and independent NKR.
It is evident that any challenge in the OSCE area needs to be dealt through dialogue. We can debate endlessly the essence and scope of the OSCE principles and commitments, which should shape this dialogue. However, if we do not agree on one basic principle then apparently all our efforts will be in vain. The non-use of force or threat of use force constitutes that very principle. Unconditional adherence to non-use of force is essential for any security related endeavor in the OSCE area.
Last April’s military actions once again or rather once more proved that if the enemy tries to solve the problem through military means, he will be thrown back with losses. It proved that no force in the world is capable of solving the Nagorno Karabakh issue through military means. There is no such force because you live, because you are true to the choice you made 25 years ago. There is no military solution; solution is political.
“In my conviction, Russia-West, including Russia-Germany tension, ongoing situation in the region prevented those efforts from bringing benefit to the settlement process. Conflict neighborhood is also dangerous, which has created a complicated situation both for conflicting countries and mediators,” Halbach said.
