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Serbia’s leading Politika daily ran an article by Serbian journalist Dragan Vukotic, who shared his impressions of his visit to the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR).  

In his article,  the journalist presented the history of the Karabakh conflict and the excerpts from his conversations with the soldiers at the frontlines.

Vukotic wrote that, even though the Karabakh Armenians—who are the majority there—had wished to unite with Armenia, the Communist Caucasus Bureau adopted a decision in 1921 in favor of Azerbaijan. The author of the article added that the Turkey of Ataturk—the founder of the Republic of Turkey—, which was assisting Azerbaijan, likewise had a great impact on the reaching of such unfavorable decision for Armenia.      

As per the Serbian journalist, the collapse of the USSR and the Armenian pogroms—which commenced in 1988—, however, became a turning point.

Dragan Vukotic wrote that he is amazed at the endurance, courage, and vigilance of Armenian soldiers, and he jokingly named them “crazy Armenians.” 

“And this is why the Azerbaijanis do not dare to attack [us], albeit they are lot more [in number]. They know that we fight until the end,” one of the soldiers told the Serbian journalist.   

In addition, Dragan Vukotic noted in his article that even though NKR is not internationally recognized, it is de facto a full state with its own government, parliament, and police.

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