ArmInfo. The authorities of Artsakh are not under pressure from Armenia, nor are they directed by them. President of the Republic Arayik Harutyunyan stated on July 3 at the National Assembly of Artsakh.
According to him, Artsakh was forced to surrender three settlements in the Kashatagh region in order to avoid huge losses, in order to avoid new aggression. He also admitted that the authorities of Artsakh coordinate all their actions with the Russian peacekeeping
contingent.
At the same time, he noted that the situation on the line of contact today is generally relatively stable. At the same time, Harutyunyan noted that the people of Artsakh should be ready for any scenario of the development of the situation. The NKR President is convinced that everything will depend on the willingness of the population of Artsakh to fight back and be ready for a long-term struggle, to ensure their existence with their own production.
Regarding the question why the authorities of Artsakh refuse to negotiate with the Azerbaijani side, Harutyunyan explained that Baku is ready to discuss only one issue - the issue of "integration". "If someone thinks that I am a bad negotiator, then at the last stage it was not me who negotiated. Baku comes and says this is our agenda, and not only to us, but also in the UN, and in other international organizations, at the meetings of Blinken-Bayramov-Mirzoyan. The first condition for Baku's meeting is the dissolution of the authorities in Artsakh and the liquidation of the Defense Army. Are you ready for this? After that, all the ways will be unblocked and the people of Artsakh, as citizens of Azerbaijan, will be able to move freely," Harutyunyan noted.