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Natasha Harutyunyan

Sergei Shakaryants - Minsk Group Wants Us to Return Shushi Too

12_08-s_shaqaryancAt a press conference held today, political commentator Sergei Shakaryants touched on the recent comments of Minsk Group Co-chair Matthew Bryza in Tzaghkadzor "What does he have in mind when he speaks about the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan? For the past four years I have been asking them to specify the seven regions they keep mentioning. What regions are they referring to?" asked Mr. Shakaryants. "Do they have Shushi in mind as well? They've always answered in riddles. But based on the fact that they've argued that the demographic situation in Karabakh must be restored according to the last Soviet census, we can only infer that they argue that Armenians must return Shushi as well," Mr. Shakaryants argued. He also mentioned that the interim status being discussed for Karabakh is fraught with uncertainty and danger given that such a status doesn't always lead to complete independence. The analyst stated that oftentimes it has come to mean the decimation of the local populace. Mr. Shakaryants also commented that the only positive result of the revised Madrid Principles is that the final status of Karabakh has been fixed outside the state framework of Azerbaijan. "We can assert this quite forcefully. The only positive development is that the will of the Artsakh people will be respected. All the other points are totally negative for Armenia and Artsakh because they always contain threats. The biggest threat is the demographic one; if we sign any document allowing for the return of just 1,000 Turks to Karabakh," Mr. Shakaryants said.

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