At a press conference today Republican Party of Armenia parliamentary faction leader Galust Sahakyan was asked it is wasn't about time for Armenia to officially recognize the independence of Artsakh. His reply - "You recognize that which belongs to you. No one asks a child once he has grown if he recognizes his parents. What is yours is yours." Deputy Sahakyan went on to say that there was no need to clarify Armenia's position regarding Karabakh. 'There is no need to clarify our positions because for the past twenty years all political forces and different wings of the ruling regime have turned the Karabakh issue into their number one priority. Each and every Armenian has seen that neither the society nor the regime has changed any formula in the Karabakh matter. This is even more so the case today with the current administration. A settlement of the conflict needs no further agenda on our part. It can't be settled by a piece of paper. For us, the Karabakh issue is a cornerstone of the further strengthening of the state," Deputy Sahakyan said. Commenting on the observation made by Russian President Medvedev in Azerbaijan that a possibility exists to resolve the conflict soon; Mr. Galustyan said that while a possibility to resolve the issue exists, it will not happen in the foreseeable future. A reporter brought up the point that the three Armenian political opposition camps have recently included the recognition of Artsakh and the surrounding seven territories in their platforms to be submitted to the parliament. Deputy Sahakyan commented, "Presently there is no such agenda in the works nor is the matter in the discussion phase. The opposition camp is always ready to make some additional comments regardless if what they propose is in the best interests of our state or not. Of course, we would all like to see a united Artsakh, including the seven districts, to be ours." He went on to make a distinction between what is desired and diplomatic reality. "Desire is one thing and the resolution of a specific diplomatic issue is quite another. Naturally, I'd welcome it if other political forces take a more hard-lined approach in the matter. This would give the regime more room to maneuver in the negotiations process. Deputy Sahakyan concluded by saying that the Karabakh issue must be solved with the joint efforts of the young generation and the government. A reporter commented that as a member of the young generation he thought that the Karabakh issue had been resolved back in 1994. "Of course it was resolved," Deputy Sahakyan responded, "but it must be given a legal context."