ArmInfo. Azerbaijan should know that it is impossible to talk to Armenia through threats. The Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan stated about this in an interview with "Kommersant", referring to the situation in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Answering the question of whether it is possible to reach the war with Azerbaijan, taking into account the latest statements, Pashinyan expressed hope that this will not happen. Azerbaijan hopes that it will provoke a deterioration of relations between Armenia and Russia in order to start provocative actions on this background. But as you see everything, we were all convinced that in relations between Armenia and Russia no and there will be no global political problems, I think this scenario of Azerbaijan simply failed. The problem is that the president of Azerbaijan is afraid that the democratic processes that have taken place in Armenia can go to Azerbaijan and want to help I am exacerbating the situation in Karabakh, on the line of contact with Karabakh, with the help of some provocations, to distract the attention of its citizens from internal problems and somehow overcome these internal political problems that are present, "the Armenian PM said.
The head of the Armenian government also noted that the situation in the zone of contact is now quite stable. "But when we hear military rhetoric from Azerbaijan, it raises the level of tensions in our relations, and I hope that the leadership of Azerbaijan will change its behavior." We must all work to create the conditions for a real peaceful settlement of the conflict, Armenia must go this way, but Azerbaijan must know that it is impossible to talk to Armenia with threats, "he stressed.
At the same time, the Armenian PM expressed the conviction that today the process of settling the Karabakh conflict is in a dead end due to the fact that Azerbaijan uses military rhetoric and threatens war. According to Pashinyan, in this atmosphere there can be no constructive talks, and in order to start them, it is necessary to create an atmosphere for negotiations. "We are ready to work on this. As for the format, I am the Prime Minister of Armenia and I am ready to participate in these negotiations on behalf of the Republic of Armenia, but I can not speak on behalf of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh." The people of Nagorno-Karabakh do not participate in the process of forming power in Armenia. They have their own power, their own government, their president.Qarabagh must represent a legitimate representative who has the mandate to represent this people.It does not mean that we refuse to negotiate, we are ready for them at any moment. But to represent Ka In all three statements on the Nagorno Karabakh issue, which were made by the heads of the co-chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, the United States and France, it is said that the final status of Nagorno-Karabakh must be resolved with the will of the people of the Nagorny Karabakh It means that everyone accepts that Nagorno-Karabakh is one side of the conflict, and it is impossible to imagine that someone can solve this problem without his participation. If we really are talking about resolving a conflict, then we should try to resolve this conflict by using the correct format. Maybe our negotiating process is bouncing because we do not have the right format of negotiations? I am referring to the participation of Nagorno-Karabakh, "the Armenian PM said.
For clarification, Azerbaijan is tough against it, Pashinyan said that Armenia represents a further negotiation process only within the framework of the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group.
Referring to the question of the return of the seven districts, Pashinyan, in particular, said: "Now there is the constitution of Nagorno-Karabakh. According to the constitution, these territories are part of the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh." The head of the Armenian government stressed that Armenia did not once declare willingness to discuss the possibility of peaceful settlement of this conflict. "Frequently asked: Is Armenia prepared for any concessions? But nobody asks if Azerbaijan is ready." Everybody asks if Armenia is ready for compromises, but nobody asks if Azerbaijan is ready for compromises. If Azerbaijan is ready for compromises, then we But the problem is that Azerbaijan is threatening every day that war will begin, that Yerevan is an Azerbaijani city, and that the whole territory of Armenia is an Azerbaijani territory. the atmosphere we just refuse We are talking about compromises, if in the atmosphere of threats we will talk about compromises, one can perceive it as weakness, we will never allow it. If Azerbaijan thinks that we can speak with a position of force, then we say that it is impossible No one can talk with us ", - said the prime minister. Answering the question of whether Putin's question on the settlement of the Karabakh conflict was discussed with Putin, Pashinyan in particular said: "We said that it was necessary to resolve the issue peacefully. We highly appreciate those efforts that Vladimir Vladimirovich is undertaking to resolve the conflict. I think no one needs imitation of talks. We are ready to make real efforts to ensure that the conflict is truly resolved peacefully. "At the same time, he stressed that Armenia is ready for real talks.