“Recognizing the NKR independence, we will put an end to the negotiations process” (video)
The NA lawmaker Edmon Marukyan received an offer from “Heritage” lawmaker Zaruhi Postanjyan to join her and the Armenian National Congress (HAK) party member Hrant Bagratyan’s legislative initiative on “Recognition of Artsakh Republic”. Edmon Marukyan told “A1+” that he hadn’t joined the initiative, “If I thought, it was time, I would join the draft, at present I abstained from such proposals. I think at present it will be of no use, as the security level will not be raised, nor will be promoted the process of international recognition. First and foremost before the recognition process, an opinion must be formed at different international platforms as well as diplomatic corps of different countries that they should begin recognizing Artsakh. Only after that we can take such a step.” He thinks that at present it can be of brilliant propaganda significance, if the military-political authorities of Azerbaijan again resort to adventurism; one of the bullets of our arsenal can be considered that draft law, “One of the bullets is considered to be the agreement on mutual military assistance with Artsakh, about which Serzh Sargsyan spoke. But it became known from his press secretary’s statement that draft law on the NKR recognition will not be approved, and I also think that it isn’t time for it; we have other things to do. By recognizing, in essence, we put an end to all the negotiations process, the Minsk Group might be dissolved, in case of which we will not leave any option to Azerbaijan than entering into large-scale war.”
