If Nagorno-Karabakh declares independence, Russia must recognize the fact, Vice-Speaker of the RF State Duma, Chairman of the Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia Vladimir Zhirinovski said in his interview with the Neatkarigas Rita Avize newspaper (Latvia).

“I am neither against Armenians nor Azerbaijanis. But they will never come to terms on Nagorno-Karabakh just as Georgian will never come to terms with Abkhazians, and Arabs with Jews. Never! Kurds and Turks will never come to terms!” Zhirinovski said.

According to him, Russia has for 16 years been calling for the recognition of Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Transdniestria and Nagorno-Karabakh.

“Russia has been calling for the recognition of all the entities that were unwilling to remain part of the former Soviet republics,” Zhirinovski said.

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