July 11, 2006 - 18:01 AMT
Holding Referendum on Karabakh Status Compromise in Itself
Joining Nagorno Karabakh to Armenia is an ideal solution to the NK conflict, Director on Political Affairs of ARF Dashnaktsutyun Bureau Kiro Manoyan told journalists today. In his words, the principle of joining NK to Armenia underlay the talks since 1998.

Manoyan also noted that the latest proposal of the OSCE MG rests on that principle and the Armenian party holds negotiations around it. Kiro Manoyan noted with regret that official Stepanakert and Yerevan consider the territories making the Nagorno Karabakh security zone from the point of view of concession. He added that holding a referendum on the future status of Nagorno Karabakh is a compromise in itself, reports Novosti-Armenia.