Artsakh President Advisor: For Stepanakert, documents or elements  developed without his participation cannot be acceptable

ArmInfo.The reminder in the last statement of the Minsk mediators about the elements for resolving the Karabakh problem, which are on the negotiating table in  2009-2012, is most likely due to the fact that there are no new  elements or documents on the negotiating table. In an interview with  ArmInfo correspondent Advisor to the President of Artsakh Tigran  Abrahamyan expressed this opinion.

Abrahamyan recalled that the elements, which are indicated in the  OSCE MG statement, were developed from 2009-2012, that is, the period  from the beginning of the Madrid process to the failure in Kazan. At  the same time, he considered it inadmissible that the statement of  the mediators points to the Madrid elements and says nothing about  the Vienna and St. Petersburg agreements aimed at creating an  environment of trust and minimizing incidents on the Line of Contact  of the Karabakh-Azerbaijani troops.

However, as the Advisor to the President of Artsakh noted, for  Stepanakert the documents, principles or elements that were discussed  or developed without his participation cannot be acceptable. With  this in mind, Abrahamyan stressed, Stepanakert insists on including  in the negotiation process at the current stage, despite the fact  that from the statement of the Minsk mediators it becomes obvious  that the co-chairs consider this development of the situation to be  inexpedient. "Nevertheless, it is obvious and unambiguous that  without the participation of Stepanakert in the negotiations, they  cannot be efficient. That is why Artsakh should sit at the  negotiating table a day earlier," Abrahamyan said.

To note, in the last statement of the Minsk mediators it was said  that it is not appropriate to change the current format of the talks,  reference was made to the elements on the table in 2009-2012, which  would transfer the territories controlled by the Armenian side to  Azerbaijan, return to these areas of refugees, as well as a delayed  referendum on status Nagorno-Karabakh.