Friday, October 14 2022 13:54

ArmInfo.There is no need to fix the provision of the impossibility of Artsakh being a part of Azerbaijan in the draft of the peace treaty between Yerevan and Baku.  On October 14, after the end of the meeting with the delegation of  Artsakh, Chairman of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia  Alen Simonyan stated this to journalists.

According to him, Armenia has never put forward territorial demands  on Azerbaijan, and introducing the issue of territories will  complicate negotiations on the expected conclusion of a peace treaty.  The speaker emphasized that Yerevan offers Stepanakert what it has  always offered: Artsakh should be involved in all discussions, in  which Armenia should also be present to the maximum extent. Moreover,  the negotiation process has not yet been completed. "There were  discussed options, according to which Artsakh would independently  negotiate with Azerbaijan, for which it was planned to use the  appropriate mechanisms, but Armenia does not agree with this. What  will happen next, the negotiations will show. One thing is clear: we  will not leave our compatriots in Artsakh alone," the speaker said.

He added that in the course of meetings with Moscow, he constantly  raised the question of the reaction of the Russian side to what is  happening in the region. "We wanted to get a clear answer to the  question of whether the Russian Federation is ready to take concrete  steps in our region. The issue of Artsakh was also raised, but in the  context of general regional security. The Russian side assured us  that it would step up efforts in this direction. So, let's see,"  the  speaker stressed, adding that Yerevan expects Moscow to become more  involved in regional processes, agreeing to all formats without  exception. As Simonyan added another question  is that Azerbaijan has  not yet signed the mandate of Russian peacekeepers in Artsakh, and he  would like to know the reaction of the Russian side to this fact.  As  Simonyan added, it is another matter that Azerbaijan has not yet  signed the mandate of Russian peacekeepers in Artsakh, and he would  like to know the reaction of the Russian side to this fact.

The speaker also recalled his criticism of the CSTO, from which  "sharp actions are expected in Yerevan.  Moreover, fighting continues  on the borders, our guys are dying", the head of parliament noted,  adding at the same time that the Armenian side is concerned that the  CSTO may withdraw from the region altogether.  "There are concerns  about the withdrawal of CSTO from the region.  Speaking of Armenia's  withdrawal from the CSTO, it is necessary to understand whether this  also applies to the withdrawal of CSTO from the region," he said.

According to Simonyan, Armenia does not mind if representatives of  the Russian Federation and the CSTO begin monitoring the situation on  the border with Azerbaijan. "Let them come and stand along the  border, see who is inciting, violating the ceasefire," he added.