Thursday, May 26 2016 10:03

The Armenia-Artsakh agreement on mutual military support is being elaborated at the Armenian Foreign Ministry, Edward Nalbandian, Armenian Foreign Minister, said at today's parliamentary hearings on the budget.     

"The document is being elaborated at the Foreign Ministry, but its further fate will depend on the ongoing processes," he said. 

To recall, at the April 2 meeting of the National Security Council, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan suggested discussing possible conclusion of a mutual military support agreement with Karabakh. "I suppose it is necessary for the Foreign Ministry to cooperate with the Foreign Ministry of Nagorno Karabakh and work in the direction of signing a treaty of military cooperation with Nagorno Karabakh. It is necessary to have the text of the treaty for discussions and then submit to the National Assembly for ratification. The Republic of Armenia has fully carried out its responsibility in terms of ensuring the security of the people of Nagorno Karabakh and we have the legal right to that as we are a party of the ceasefire agreement signed in 1994. In addition of the Armed Forces, our other agencies also do their job well. We have set contact with our international partners. Anyway, as I have reiterated for many times, we ourselves must solve our problems, without underestimating anyone's assistance," he said.