Friday, April 19 2019 18:32

ArmInfo. In the format of the Madrid principles it is impossible to resolve the Karabakh conflict. The ex-Minister of Defense of Artsakh Samvel Babayan stated this during a  press conference, assuring that this year he sees no threats to the  escalation of the situation on the contact line of the conflicting  parties.Speaking about the angry statements of official Baku around  the negotiations on Karabakh, Babayan said that this was an inherent  style of Azerbaijan, calling the format of Madri pritspov, which, in  his opinion, is not able to resolve the conflict.

"If the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan takes the path of  the Madrid principles, this problem cannot be solved. It is  impossible to resolve this issue with the Lachin corridor, then you  should tell the Karabakh people to pack your things and leave and  transfer the territory of Artsakh to Azerbaijan. I say, stop, with  this format, to achieve something with these principles is impossible  and that's all. You will not listen, you will go this way, you will  break your legs. Go, I do not interfere, but I can express my point  of view, "said Babayan, asking himself as the side, who claims that  he will not give up a single inch of land, is negotiating in the  format of the Madrid principles.According to Babayan, Pashinyan  realized that the Vienna and St. Petersburg agreements could not be  implemented, so he decided to go to direct discussions with the  leadership of Azerbaijan.

Alternatively, the ex-minister proposes to receive the statute of the  mandate, otherwise there will be no solution to the conflict in the  format of the Azerbaijan-Armenia negotiations or Azerbaijan-Artsakh,  adding that the republic faces the task of changing the road map and  ensuring security."The presence of Russia and the United States in  this matter should not be, otherwise we will face new conflicts,"  said Babayan.  Speaking about the process of incorporating Artsakh  into Armenia as a region, Babayan noted that a roadmap for legal  steps to integrate Armenia and Artsakh had to be developed in the  Karabakh issue a long time ago.