Babayan: Artsakh’s recognition by Basque parliament is important step

The recognition of Artsakh’s right to self-determination by the Basque parliament is an extremely important step to us, David Babayan, spokesman for the president of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, told Aysor.am. He described that step as a new beginning in Artsakh’s history and the establishment of new relations with Artsakh.

“In Europe, it was the first step recognizing Artsakh’s right to self-determination and the independence of the state of Artsakh. We do work in various countries and continents and this work will produce its results sooner or later,” Babayan said.

We would remind you that recently California became the sixth U.S. state to recognize Artsakh’s independence.

“The geography is gradually expanding. These good and promising developments will continue, making Artsakh recognizable in the world, “ Babayan said, noting that the process is conditioned by several factors. In his words, it bears evidence of a community of interests and the fact that Artsakh is a democratic state that has a right to self-determination. “It is also a result of Armenia-Artsakh-Diaspora trinity’s work. It also shows that Artsakh does not pose a danger to any other state. No country would recognize a fascist non-democratic state. It is a demonstration of goodwill, “Babayan said adding that unlike Azerbaijan, Artsakh does not spend millions of dollars to improve its image.

“It is not like Azerbaijan or some other states that waste billions of dollars. For example, Azerbaijan does it with the aim of harming Artsakh’s image,” he said.

Commenting on the negotiating process, D. Babayan considered it a bit complex process. “These recognitions are important, but they have nothing to do with negotiations. Azerbaijan is the main obstacle to negotiations. Nevertheless, I believe that it is impossible to achieve the final result in negotiations without Artsakh. Artsakh will join these talks sooner or later. And the sooner official Baku understands it and stops its ostrich policy, the better for Azerbaijan,” David Babayan said.