ArmInfo. Recently the political establishment of Azerbaijan comes out with statements that do not work for peace and security in the region, Edward Sharmazanov, the Vice Speaker of Armenian Parliament and the head of the Observers Mission of Armenian national Assembly stated commenting Aliev's statement regarding the referendum in Artsakh.
According to him, such statements contradict to the spirit and to the logic of the settlement process negotiations. "This is another absurdity of Azerbaijani authorities. But such statements contradict to the interests of the same Azerbaijan, and promote the development of Artsakh," Sharmazanov mentioned. He added also that the more people are included in the Azerbaijani sanctions list, the more people will visit Karabakh.
Talking about the questionable position of Armenia's partners in CSTO in respect to Karabakh issue, the Vice Speaker of Armenian parliament mentioned that Armenian leadership has stated many times, including that in CSTO, that there are some countries in organization which do not behave like allies, even after the April events, when Azerbaijan initiated a large aggression against Karabakh.
"The secret of CSTO is in its unity. But the position of some countries, for example, Belarus, contradicts not only to the position of Armenia, but also to the position of CSTO. Despite the factor mentioned and existing contradictions, Armenia considers that membership to CSTO is justified. He also called a dark deal the extradition of Lapshin to Azerbaijan.
Talking about the Constitutional referendum, he stated that this referendum once again confirmed the right of Artsakh people to decide own future and proved its loyalty to democratic values.