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Mnatsakanyan: With the latest military aggression, Azerbaijan again  attempted to impose unilateral concessions on Karabakh on Armenia

Mnatsakanyan: With the latest military aggression, Azerbaijan again  attempted to impose unilateral concessions on Karabakh on Armenia

ArmInfo. On July 12, having launched an attack on Armenia, Azerbaijan again made an attempt to impose unilateral concessions on Armenia in the Nagorno-Karabakh issue. Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan stated this in  an interview with Sky News Arabia, referring to the reasons for the  recent hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

 "I think that we have demonstrated once again that there is only one way to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, it is based on a stable compromise  between all the parties involved - Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh and  Azerbaijan. The only obstacle to achieving progress in the  negotiations is maximalism with which Azerbaijan approaches the issue  of a peaceful settlement. The pronounced reasons for the current  situation are the incessant aggressive, hostile, belligerent rhetoric  of the Azerbaijani leadership against Armenia and the Armenian  people, historical claims to Armenia and Artsakh, the use of force  and the threat of the use of force, " noted the Armenian minister.

At the same time, he expressed his conviction that what happened once  again clearly demonstrated that there is no military solution to this  conflict, that the conflict can be resolved exclusively by peaceful  means.  Mnatsakanyal also added that the incident clearly  demonstrated the defense capability of Armenia. "We remain committed  to an exclusively peaceful settlement and will reject a military  solution in the most firm and uncompromising manner," the chief  diplomat of Armenia said.

To clarify why the clashes took place in the northeastern part of the  Armenian-Azerbaijani border, Mnatsakanyan suggested that this was a  miscalculation on the part of Azerbaijan, that perhaps they thought  that the defense of Armenia was vulnerable in this particular area,  and they could penetrate into the territory of Armenia on this  segment.

At the same time, he expressed the conviction that the enemy was  convinced that the defense capability of Armenia is strong  everywhere, and that attempts to destabilize the situation, attempts  to spread the conflict further beyond the borders of Nagorno-Karabakh  and turn it into a full-scale war with Armenia were prevented in the  most clear and decisive way.

Referring to Turkey's support for Azerbaijan, Mnatsakanyan noted that  Yerevan was not surprised by the position of Turkey, which isa  destabilizing factor not only in our region, but also in all  neighboring regions. "We have witnessed similar manifestations of  brute force, incursions and interventions in other neighboring  regions, including the Eastern Mediterranean, North Africa and the  Middle East. This neo-Ottoman policy of Turkey extends to our region.  We are closely monitoring such statements. One of the points in this  statement concerns Turkey's "historical mission" in our region. We  are forced to remind that this mission is a very sad and criminal  mission that preserves the memory of the Armenian Genocide committed  at the beginning of the last century, "the Armenian Foreign Minister  said.

At the same time, he expressed his conviction that this is a  demonstration of strength and power policy in the region, revealed  their claims, the essence of their policy to sow instability in the  South Caucasus region.  "This extremely dangerous regional policy of  Turkey in no way contributes to the peaceful settlement of the  conflict and in no way contributes to sustainable stability in our  region. This policy is in sharp contrast to the policy of other  partners and neighbors, who have shown great balance and prudence,  realizing that there can be no peace at the expense of someone from  the countries of the region. So the one-sided approach of Turkey, the  policy of kinship with Azerbaijan feeds instability, "the Armenian  minister said.  To clarify whether Armenia will apply for any  international and other military assistance, Mnatsakanyan stressed  that Armenia has the means for defense.

"Armenia also cooperates with other members of the Collective  Security Treaty Organization. Armenia cooperates with many other  partners. Armenia also cooperates with NATO. Armenia is a country  that strives for stability and rejects any military solution, any  military way of conducting politics in our region.  We We will  resolutely reject such a policy both on the diplomatic front and  politically, and we will certainly be ready for defense, but any  expansion of instability by military means, as well as the search for  military solutions will have catastrophic consequences for the entire  region demonstrates an extremely unconstructive and dangerous policy  of Turkey, "the diplomat stated.

Speaking about the role of Russia in the settlement, he noted. That a  peaceful settlement is the highest priority and it is being carried  out within the internationally recognized format of the OSCE Minsk  Group co-chairmanship, which includes France, the United States and  Russia.

"Russia is working very constructively with two other countries to  find a solution based on a compromise that is acceptable to all  interested parties - Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan. As for  Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, we are fully committed to a solution  based on a compromise and carefully thought out taking into account  the interests of security, the priorities of all parties, and Russia  is very attentive in its policy of seeking exclusively peaceful  solutions.We highly welcome this policy and will continue to work  with Russia as well as with other OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs France  and the United States, for achieving an exclusively peaceful  solution. War is not an alternative. It is a catastrophe for the  entire region. We completely and categorically reject any military  solution, any outbreak of hostilities or war in our region. This is  our policy, "the Armenian Foreign Minister concluded.

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