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KARABAKH JOINS INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

Politics

Recently the NKR parliament appealed to Azerbaijan to recognize its independence and in this context called the world community to welcome this step of Nagorno Karabakh.

«I do not rule out that Armenia will recognize Karabakh's independence, however it not a priority», NKR Minister of Foreign Affairs Arman Melikyan stated during today's press conference in Yerevan. In the course of his first press conference the Minister decided to get acquainted with the Armenian journalists, thus no expected statements were heard.

Nagorno Karabakh is going to join a number of international conventions including the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and Vienna Convention on Consular Relations. According to the Minister though other states have not recognized the NKR, it does not impede the republic to join international agreements and laws.

The NKR leadership have another legislative initiative . According to Melikyan the residents of Karabakh feel responsible for the refugees from Azerbaijan. Presently the law on «On NKR Citizenship» is being considered by the parliament. The bill will come into force in two month and all the refugees will have the right to receive the NKR citizenship.