“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.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel told the parliamentary leader of her conservative party that she is not distancing herself from a Bundestag resolution on the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman forces that has strained ties with Turkey, according to sources briefed on the matter, Reuters reported.
The Federal Republic of Germany denies the information spread by Spiegel journal which said the Government is going to make an official announcement over stepping back from the Armenian Genocide recognition resolution, Government’s Spokesperson Steffen Seibert said, the German Tagesschau reported.
25 years ago on September 2 NK people decided to live in independent and sovereign country and already quarter a century they live loyal to that decision. People of Nagorno Karabakh, comprising a unity of individuals, for already 25 years are realizing the most absolute and unconditional right from the human rights—the right to freedom.
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.
