Wednesday, March 6 2019 16:33

ArmInfo. The Karabakh issue cannot  be resolved by putting any pressure on one of the parties, it will  only further aggravate the conflict. On March 6, the head of the  permanent parliamentary commission on European integration, Arman  Yegoyan, told reporters of ArmInfo in an interview with journalists.The deputy stressed that this issue can be resolved only taking into account the mutual interests of both parties through the negotiation process. 

"Any pressure can only lead to the heightening of the situation and  destruction," said Eghoyan.Yegoyan also noted that the EU can also  provide some assistance in the matter of resolving the Karabakh  issue. "It may bedifferent, for example political or geopolitical.  The EU is one of the important players in the region, and we need to  realize that the Karabakh conflict should be resolved in the format  of the OSCE Minsk Group. One of the countries co-chairing the Minsk  Group, as you know, is France. Moreover, we have a Comprehensive and  Enhanced Partnership Agreement with the European Union, as well as an  association agreement with Georgia. 

But Azerbaijan has neither one nor the other, "said Eghoyan.The  deputy noted that considering all of the above, the European Union  can, although indirectly, but still have an impact on regional  security, and the issue of resolving the Artsakh problem is one of  the important elements of regional security in the entire South  Caucasus region.Regarding whether it is possible that Brussels will  support the initiative of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to return  Artsakh to the negotiating table as a third party to the conflict,  Yegoyan said that all parties should be interested in this. 

"If we want this issue to be finally resolved, it is necessary for  Artsakh to return to the negotiating table, without the participation  of the NKR, this conflict cannot be resolved. I think all serious  political figures and international players understand this," the  head of the commission for European integration.Yegoyan added that  with the passage of time it will become clear whether the European  Union can influence the Karabakh negotiation process and whether it  will assist in the return of Artsakh to the negotiating table.