ArmInfo.Chairman of parliament of Artsakh Republic Ashot Ghoulian, on his Facebook page, spoke out on the negotiation process on the Karabakh settlement.
He, in particular, called the circulated formula of "territory in exchange for peace" unacceptable. "During my tenure as head of parliament, there was not a single case where the authorities of Artsakh in the context of resolving the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict would have been addressed in coercive language," said Ghoulian, calling impermissible attempts to distort facts against the background of the upcoming presidential elections in 2020 in Artsakh.
Speaking about the meeting of the former President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan with the responsible political forces in July 2016, Ghoulian drew attention to one important fact: ''I think it is obvious what issues were discussed with the former President of Armenia and what the consequences were. After this meeting, the position of official Yerevan and Stepanakert on the settlement of the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict became even tougher. I have repeatedly said and continue to insist today: principles: territories in exchange for peace, territories in exchange for status or territories in exchange for international guarantees are unacceptable. Instead of developing conspiracy theories, I advise interested parties to think about strengthening the positions of the Armenian side.
To note, recently in an interview with Radio Liberty, former Minister of Defense of Artsakh Samvel Babayan stated that in 2017, the third President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, held talks with the leadership of Nagorno-Karabakh regarding concessions in the negotiation process.