The
Minister of Defense Serge Sargsian declared that he didn’t share the "great
optimism" of those people who says "we don’t have any problem in connection
with adopted resolutions". Whether the addressee of this wasn’t the head
of Armenian delegation in PACE Tigran Torosian?- Serge Sargsian mentioned
in connection with David Atkinson’s report in his interview to "Erkir"
on-line: " If anyone consider that report is pro-Armenian then I don’t agree
with him. It is unfavorable for us in reality." – I don’t think Mr. Sargsian’s
words refer to me as I have never used the word "pro-Armenian" describing
Atkinson’s report. The second, the formulating report and resolution must be distinguished
from each other. It is other thing when saying report means not only the resolution
but the reporter’s intention, which isn’t a PACE document. And another thing is
the resolution. I have said clearly my appraisals about the resolution that it
doesn’t include any unfavorable, dangerous point for Armenia. And more, there
are some points in the resolution which give us an opportunity to have favorable
formulating for Karabakh conflict. By the way such appraisals Serge Sargsian also
gave in his interview. I would like to mention two of them. He mentions: "The
ethnic separations are inadmissible, the aggression is inadmissible, indeed, the
territorial integrity is an acceptable idea indeed" /the Minister of Defense
also added to find out who began the ethnic separations- A.I./. And the continuation:
"I want to say that the principles of Atkinson’s report are true ideas indeed
and we must assure European institutions that those ideas are acceptable for us
and are in favor of Karabakh and are blamable for Azerbaijan and the facts mustn’t
be changed so." I agree with him as I have also said that the ethnic separation
and aggression are inadmissible. And we must show how these admissible principles
used and who realized ethnic separations and aggression in reality. So I don’t
see any difference between my and Serge Sargsian’s standpoints. – But the
Minister of Defense has also mentioned that all these show once again that "we
have omissions we haven’t managed to assure the European institutions that general
criteria are true but in our case it has been changed." Whether it isn’t
addressed to the Armenian delegation in PACE?- I think, no. All formulations
in this interview are right in connection with the resolution and I’m sincerely
glad that Serge Sargsian has the same standpoint as I have. Certainly we have
serious work to do to show that the only acceptable version of solution is the
self -determination of Nagorno-Karabakh. And more this resolution helps to establish
that right henceforth. I share all those standpoints Serge Sargsian expressed
in connection with possession of information. I also think that the delegation
has limited opportunities in this connection. I also think that S. Sargsian’s
words referred to all this process but the delegation hasn’t worked all the time
otherwise we could record a progress in connection with possession of information.
The possession of information is one of the important factors and all resources
and possibilities must be used in this connection. Anna Israelian