EAFJD: NKR has more grounds for international recognition of independence than Kosovo

July 22, 2010 - 20:47 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Chairperson of the European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy (EAFJD) Hilda Choboian said that NKR has more grounds for the international recognition of independence than Kosovo.

The difference between Karabakh and Kosovo is in the fact that Kosovo’s issue was solved politically prior to declaration of independence, Choboian told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.

That is why, according to Choboian, the confirmation of lawfulness of Kosovo’s secession from Serbia was not problematic.

“Under international law, nations can fulfill their right to self-determination, if they are subjected to discrimination by another state, what is true in the case with Karabakh. Azerbaijan was pursuing a discriminative policy towards Armenians of Karabakh for 70 years,” noted Choboian, adding that de-facto Karabakh is following the track of international recognition.

On July 22, the International Court of Justice said that Kosovo's unilateral secession from Serbia in 2008 did not violate international law.