YEREVAN, MARCH 16, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. "Armenia has demonstrated that it is a reliable and stable partner for the international community," Edward Sharmazanov, secretary of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) parliamentary faction and spokesman for RPA, stated during the National Assembly deputies' statement hour on March 16, when commenting on the latest developments related to the Armenian-Turkish process and the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide. In his words, the fact that U.S. President Obama invited President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan to attend the Global Nuclear Security Summit is graphic evidence of what he said. E. Sharmazanov also spoke about Azerbajanian Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov's "another absurd statement" regarding solution of the Karabakh problem within the framework of Azerbaijan's territorial integrity. "The key to solution of the Karabakh problem is not in Baku, but in Stepanakert," E. Sharmazanov said, underlining that fair solution of the problem is impossible without the participation of Nagorno Karabakh. "If Azerbaijan really wants to resolve the problem, it should withdraw its troops from NKR territories it occupied and ensure the return of Armenian refugees there," he said. Member of Heritage faction Zaruhi Postanjian declared that Armenian authorities must recognize independence of the Republic of Artsakh and include the issue of its international recognition in the agenda of Armenia's foreign policy. She also considered it necessary that a state large-scale program on Artsakh's resettlement be developed and implemented as soon as possible. In the words of RPA faction member Karine Achemian, it is time for the idea of Artsakh's resettlement to become a national problem.

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