January 20, 2009 - 14:15 AMT
Ruben Zargaryan: NKR recognition should be starting point of any talks
Any document loses its value if not signed by Nagorno Karabakh and is a violation of internationally recognized Nagorno Karabakh-Armenia-Azerbaijan trilateral format of talks, Ruben Zargaryan, historian and adviser to Foreign Minister of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, said in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net.

"The most important factor is the contents of the document. At that, recognition of NKR independence should be the starting point of any talks," he said.

"It's not s secret that Azerbaijan is using the current format with a purpose to present Armenia as an aggressor," Zargaryan said.

  • Full text of the interview