There is no notion in the practice of international law as 'recognition of an independent state', all countries are divided by one feature - those which are not UN members and those which are members of UN, said political scientist Levon Melik-Shahnazaryan in Yerevan. In his words, NKR's independence does not need anybody's recognition. "Nagorno Karabakh only needs legal registration of its independence and everybody will take into account this fact. Azerbaijan is afraid of this very fact, since the laws in Stepanakert have always been and will be observed, unlike those in Baku, which the international community is well aware of. Moreover, part of European energy security is in our region that's why Europe needs stability. And it can be ensured only by Karabakh, which develops in accordance with international democratic norms," he said.

At the same time the political scientist emphasized, that the Constitution does not define the borders of a sovereign state. «The war is not over yet, and the border between Azerbaijan and NKR can pass anywhere, even on the banks of the Kura River," says Armen Melik-Shahnazaryan.