Representatives of Resistance Movement visited Nagorno-Karabakh

ArmInfo. Representatives of the Resistance Movement, demanding the resignation of  current Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, made a three-day  visit to Nagorno-Karabakh on June 21-23, where they held meetings  with political forces, representatives of all factions of the NKR  National Assembly, state organizations and former presidents.

According to the press service of the "Armenia" bloc, during the  meetings, the coordinator of the Resistance Movement Ishkhan  Saghatelyan spoke about the course of their Movement, tasks and  upcoming events.

It was emphasized that the Republic of Artsakh occupies a key place  in the context of giving the Movement a pan-Armenian and  comprehensive character.

Agreements were reached that contrary to the current authorities of  Armenia, in the absence of reasonable and proper cooperation with the  Republic of Artsakh, joint programs and mutual visits should be  carried out.

It was confirmed that the statement unanimously adopted by the  National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh on April 14, 2022, which  fixed the key principles and red lines of the future of Artsakh,  remains a guideline for the authorities and people of Artsakh.

Also, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of  Armenia Ishkhan Saghatelyan, MPs Tigran Abrahamyan, Aghvan Vardanyan,  Aram Vardevanyan, Artur Sargsyan and Gegham Manukyan, together with  MPs of the NKR, visited Askeran, Martakert and Martuni regions, met  with residents and the heads of local self-government bodies. A  separate meeting was held at the Municipality of Stepanakert with the  participation of the leadership of the municipality, directors of  educational and cultural institutions of the capital.

The statement of the Artsakh Parliament emphasized that the current  state-legal status of the Republic of Artsakh was formed through the  expression of the will of the people: three referendums, the  Constitution adopted as a result of them and the national consensus  reached by all parts of the Armenians in previous years.

"The Armenians of Artsakh are well aware of the price of peace. The  statehood of Artsakh, the right to live freely and independently in  their historical homeland is an absolute value, and even the threat  of war cannot force to renounce it.

By itself, any negotiation process between Armenia and Azerbaijan  with a "peace" agenda, involving the forcible inclusion of Artsakh  into Azerbaijan, as well as the signing of the document resulting  from this, undermines not only the statehood of Artsakh, but also the  inalienable right of the Armenians of Artsakh to live in their  historical homeland.

We demand that the authorities of the Republic of Armenia abandon  their current destructive position and be guided exclusively by the  indicated values. Not a single authority has the right, under the  pretext of "peace", to agree to a status unacceptable for Artsakh, as  well as lower the bar of the internationally recognized right to  self-determination in the negotiation process," the statement of the  NKR National Assembly emphasized.

The statement was made after RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated  from the rostrum of the parliament that the international community  calls on the Armenian side to "lower the bar" on Nagorno- Karabakh.