Kiro Manoyan: At a meeting in Bratislava, Armenia showed that it does  not have a clear agenda for a Karabakh settlement

ArmInfo. In the negotiation process, Armenia should have a clear agenda, the country's leadership should make it clear that it knows how to act on the Karabakh conflict settlement. This was announced at a press conference on  Wednesday December 11 by the head of the "Hay Dat" office and  political affairs, member of the ARF Bureau "Dashnaktsutyun" Kiro  Manoyan.

Speaking about the results of the last meeting at the level of the  Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan and the co-chairs of the  OSCE Minsk Group in Bratislava, Manoyan stated that three different  positions on the Karabakh issue were reflected at the meeting.

, Manoyan noted.

Criticizing the position of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the  Republic of Armenia that the right of the people of Artsakh to  self-determination is a fundamental principle and the basis for a  peaceful settlement, Manoyan recalled the referendum on the  independence of Artsakh, which was held in 1991, then 2006 and 2017.

The head of the office, "Ay Dat," expressed concern about the  unacceptability of the above item, as well as the reluctance of  intermediaries to offer new ideas and approaches to resolve the  conflict. According to him, this state of affairs could lead the  negotiation process to a standstill.

, Manoyan explained. At the  same time, noting that Armenia should have a clear agenda on the  Karabakh settlement through negotiations, so that the country's  leadership makes it clear that there are people among them who  understand and know what and how to do. Manoyan also reminded of the  need to sign a military-political alliance between the two Armenian  republics, which will clearly record the obligations and provisions  that Armenia takes upon itself.

,  Manoyan said, noting that this will allow Armenia to be more  consistent in the negotiations, to counter the accusations of  Azerbaijan in aggression.

, Manoyan said, continuing that Armenian diplomacy is  afraid of external pressure, but does not consider this an excuse.   Touching upon the statement of Nikol Pashinyan that "Artsakh is  Armenia, period", the expert stated that if the words of the Armenian  leader are really the goal, then no steps will be taken in this  direction, unless only influencing the upcoming elections in Artsakh  he emphasized.