ArmInfo. The package of documents on the negotiation process on the Artsakh settlement that I inherited was personally handed over to the NKR leadership, since I knew that they did not have these documents. The Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan stated this on June 13 in an interview to the Shant TV channel.
"The authorities of Artsakh say that they were kept abreast of the negotiation process, but they can be kept informed of differently. The public was also informed, these meetings were not hidden, everyone knew that negotiations were underway between the Armenian and Azerbaijani parties," Pashinyan stressed. He also noted that confidentiality in the Artsakh issue is not relevant in the generally accepted sense of the word, because this is a national issue that as many people as possible should know about. "I continue to assert that the authorities, the government can offer their options for resolving this conflict, but if more or less acceptable models are adopted at the negotiating table, the people will have a decisive vote, whether we like it or not," the prime minister said. that the Artsakh issue cannot have an unacceptable solution for the people.
To note, on June 5, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told reporters that the authorities of Artsakh were not aware of the negotiations on the settlement of the Karabakh problem. According to him, only after coming to power, he himself informed them about the process and handed over the relevant documents. This was followed by the response of the NKR President Bako Sahakyan, who said that the country's leadership was aware of the negotiation process and had all the necessary documents under the former and under the current authorities. "Recently, the Armenian Prime Minister presented us with some documents on the negotiation process, we in turn provided him with the documents we have. And now, and earlier, before and after the negotiations with Azerbaijan, the authorities of the Republic of Armenia informed the leadership of the Artsakh Republic about the issues under discussion and the ongoing processes, "Sahakyan said.