STEPANAKERT. – Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) is breathing with democracy and freedom, whereas this does not exist in the other Caucasus countries.
European Parliament member (MEP) Jaromír Štětina (Czech Republic), who is in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR/Artsakh) on an observation mission during Monday’s constitutional referendum, on Tuesday told about the aforesaid to reporters, according to ARTSAKHpress news agency.
“We are always threatened [by Azerbaijan] for coming to Artsakh; but despite this, we have not yet been put on their ‘blacklist’ [of Karabakh visitors],” said Štětina. “The referendum has no direct link to the process of resolving the Karabakh-Azerbaijani conflict. The Constitution just stipulates certain rights, to which the population of Artsakh voted ‘in favor’ yesterday.
“I hope the international community will see that the democratic institutions here [in Artsakh] are established. The voice of Artsakh shall always be heard in the world.”
The MEP added that the people of Artsakh give lessons in democracy to the world, and, also, they have the right to self-determination.
In addition, Jaromír Štětina noted that, in the future, the people of Artsakh themselves shall decide whether to join Armenia, or be independent.
