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Armenian News-NEWS.am offers the part of Uruguay FM Luis Almagro’s speech to a conference held in the Parliament of Uruguay where he speaks about Nagorno-Karabakh. The conference was organized on the initiative of Hay Dat American committee and Uruguay-Armenia parliamentary group. Concerning Karabakh, Almagro said:

“Our sympathy to the Armenian people stems from their pain and struggle, many years of efforts to assert themselves, even in adverse conditions. The Armenian factor on the international arena gets sometimes stronger, sometimes weaker, because international relations are usually based on interests rather than principles. It happens that principles yield to interests but the truth is Uruguay will continue to support ties with Armenia. Our relationship with Armenia is based on principles and that was the reason of my confrontation with the Turkish ambassador in early days of my service as FM, when Minister Ehrlich had delivered his public speech on April day of commemoration.

We, like Armenia, will always seek the best relations with all nations but we would not like someone to dictate to us on our relations with Armenia.

We are seriously considering the Karabakh conflict and will continue to seek public stance on its settlement, based on the consent of all parties. Personally, my perception is that Karabakh is Armenia. It is closely connected with Armenia by its Armenian population. The best solution would be either the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh or its future union with Armenia.

This is a very strong formula that can shake many, same way as our prior decisions and statements did, but have trust in our convictions and our friendship that is based on principles.”

September 9 2011.

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