Tuesday, February 23 2021 13:12

ArmInfo. After the 44-day Artsakh war in the South Caucasus, the process of redistribution of forces, the influence of large players, and until it is fully  completed early to still give an assessment of events and challenges.   At the meeting of the Standing Commission of the National Assembly of  Armenia on Regional and Eurasian Integration on February 23, the  Minister of Foreign Affairs of RA Ara Ayvazyan said.

<It is only possible that in the region, from the point of view of  security, compliance with the cease-fire regime and solving current  humanitarian issues, the key role is played by the Russian  Federation>, "he said, noting that Turkish ambitions in regional  processes increased.

In this context, the Minister stressed that the key direction of the  foreign policy of the Republic of Armenia continues to ensure the  full security of the Armenian people, and one of the main challenges  in the region is the unresolved of the Karabakh issue.

<Occupation of part of the territories of Artsakh Azerbaijan with the  direct participation and support of Turkey, and the consequences of  the use of force from the Azerbaijani side cannot be considered a  decision of the Karabakh conflict. Only the political negotiation  process that will respect the rights of all and the definition of the  final status of Artsakh, may be the last point for solving this  issue, "said Ara Avazyan.  He expressed the readiness of the Armenian  side to resume the process of resolving the Karabakh issue, noting in  this key the need to form the promotional peaceful environment, the  prerequisites for which from the Azerbaijani side is not yet  observed. This, according to the minister, testifies to the failure  of the Azerbaijan of the provisions of the signed trilateral  statement on the humanitarian part, where we are talking about the  return of the prisoners.

<Our position remains unchanged - the co-chairman of the OSCE Minsk  Group is the only internationally recognized format of the settlement  of the Karabakh conflict, and we will continue to support this  format>, "the diplomat emphasized. Continuing the thought, he noted  that Armenia expects to see a strong co-chair in the region, which,  first of all, will be able to ensure the content of its mandate, in  particular from the point of view of the promotion of the peace  process.