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YEREVAN. - The sooner Nagorno-Karabakh will be recognized, the better for all including Azerbaijan, said the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan to Miasin youth movement gathering on Lake Sevan.

“Finding peaceful way for Karabakh conflict resolution is our main aim, regardless of any difficulties we will face. If that was easy, our task would be fulfilled long ago. The problem is very sensitive for both Armenians and Azerbaijanis. For decades Azerbaijani people have been instilled that Karabakh is Azerbaijani land. The country’s leadership never tried and still is not trying to start an honest dialogue with their people and admit that Karabakh is Armenian land,” said President Sargsyan.

“Resolution of the conflict is also a challenge because of the emerging social atmosphere. How can we talk about a peaceful settlement, if every day we hear anti-Armenian statements from Azerbaijani leadership, when hatred is preached in their country? We got somewhat used to it, because this phenomenon goes on for many years. Your parents might remember when in early 1990s [Azerbaijani] Presidents Mutalibov and Elchibey used practically the same rhetoric – how financially powerful Azerbaijan is and how weak is Armenia. How many Azerbaijanis there are and how few are the Armenians. Well, in 20 years we learned the cost of those ‘strong’ statements,” said Sargsyan. “People occupying senior government positions must be the first to stand before their people and speak of the way to settle the problem. And I look in your eyes and tell you: our goal is peaceful resolution of the conflict. Our goal is never to let Nagorno-Karabakh be under Azerbaijan’s rule. And we reached that goal. Anyone who visits Nagorno-Karabakh can see that people of Karabakh govern their state and their future by themselves. Of course, we must take into account the reality, the sovereignty is gained not only by force but also by international recognition. Nobody doubts that Nagorno-Karabakh will eventually be recognized. The sooner it happens, the better for all including Azerbaijan.”

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