The head of the Armenian National Committee of Sweden Arshag Kavafian says the Armenian National Committee of Sweden will be consistent with giving proper assessment to the Azerbaijani actions.
“The four-day war has changed the emphasis of our activities. The issue of the international recognition of the Nagorno Karabakh has always been on the agenda of the Armenian National Committees. Today, this process should not only take a new path, but we should conduct works in different directions. In particular, we focus our attention to the assessments by the international community to the Karabakh events. Since these statements and assessments are directed to the both sides, we should change this approach and try to remove the equal sign of these assessments,” Kavafian stated as to Artsakhpress.am. Moreover, he stated that the efforts should be increased to condemn the Azerbaijani hostilities by the international community.
“These hostilities recall the signature of the extremist Islamists, as well as the massacres of the 1915 Armenian Genocide or Sumgait. It was obvious that the events of the four-day war were the continuation of the previous hostilities. The decapitation of the Armenian soldier, targeting the civilian people, cutting the ears of the elderly people: the international community should respond to these hostilities,” Kavafian said. He stated that in this regard they will sent official letters to the respective agencies of Sweden. He said the Europe has principles which are not always being respected.
“They admit the rights of the Nagorno Karabakh, however, they do not respond to this and put equal sign between the two sides. The reason is the interest. Of course, we are not disappointed and continue to work and increase our efforts, but I think that one thing should be clear for everyone: our guarantee is our army. Even if Azerbaijan will sign a document tomorrow, it is not a guarantee, and we cannot trust it. I repeat, our major guarantee is the army, which means that we should strengthen our army,” Arshag Kavafian said adding that they stressed the issue of strengthening the army during the convention of the Armenian National Committees in the Nagorno Karabakh.
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He emphasized the need to mobilize the existing potential for strengthening the army. He said steps should be taken also in Armenia to increase the efficiency of the budget expenditure. Moreover, donation is being carried out in Sweden these days to help the Nagorno Karabakh.