ArmInfo. Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov discussed with the Russian co-chairman of the OSCE Minsk Group Igor Popov the latest statements by the Armenian leadership on the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. This is reported by <Interfax>.
<The recent statements of the Armenian leadership are not aimed at peace. For example, the last statement of the head of the National Security Service. I spoke on the matter today by telephone with the Russian co- chairman of the OSCE Minsk Group, "said Mammadyarov at a press conference on Tuesday with the Slovak Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak.
The Foreign Minister asked the OSCE Chairman-in-Office to ask the Armenian leadership the following question during a visit to Yerevan next week: "Will we prepare our people for peace or for another direction?".
<The OSCE Minsk Group is the only negotiation format recognized by all parties to the conflict. Any change to this format must be agreed with the opposite side,> said Lajcak in turn. It should be noted that when visiting the southern regions of Artsakh, the head of the National Security Service of Armenia Artur Vanetsyan, in particular, stated that talks about the possible surrender of the territories to Azerbaijan are speculations. Speaking about the program of settlement of territories along the bank of the Araks River, Vanetsnyan, in particular, stressed that the settlement of these territories is one of the main security guarantees. In the context of the discussions, Vanetsnyan noted that the implementation of this project is already a refutation of speculation that negotiations are underway around possible territorial concessions. "Implementing this program, we are sending a clear message to the world that no one will surrender even a single inch of land. On the contrary, our compatriots should live in our territories, live and create," said Vanetsyan.