Armenia threatens to recognize rebel region
The Armenian president’s spokesman has claimed Yerevan could
recognize the "independence" of the self-proclaimed Upper (Nagorno)
Garabagh republic or sign an agreement on mutual assistance with it
if tension around the self-styled entity continues to grow.
Samvel Fermanian said Armenia has not recognized the so-called
independence so far for the sole reason that the move would hamper
peace talks underway with Azerbaijan.
"But if peace talks grind to a halt and military action begins,
nothing will stand in the way of Armenia’s recognizing Upper
Garabagh’s independence," Fermanian alleged.
Azerbaijan and Armenia have been locked in conflict for over a
decade. Armenia has been occupying over 20% of Azerbaijan’s
territory since the end of warfare in the early 1990s. Azerbaijani
President Ilham Aliyev warned last week that if Sunday’s talks with
his Armenian counterpart in Munich failed to reach agreement
Azerbaijan would be "left with no other option" but to free its
occupied territories by military means.*
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