Monday, October 10 2022 12:49

ArmInfo.Aliyev is wrong if he thinks that the indigenous Armenians of Artsakh have another place to live in besides Artsakh, Artak Beglaryan, Artsakh State Minister,  has stated in response to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's  statement that the Artsakh Armenians that will refuse to adopt  Azerbaijan's citizenship will have to leave Nagorno-Karabakh. 

"Despite the hardships, challenges and threats we will continue out  struggle for a free, independent and safe life in our Homeland. 

"There is no alternative to the Artsakh people's right to  self-determination, and the use of force or threat of force is  inadmissible to ensure the supremacy of territorial integrity," Mr  Beglaryan wrote in a Telegram post. 

In his latest interview with Azerbaijani TV channels in Prague,  President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said:  "Armenians living in  Karabakh are our citizens and we are not going to discuss their fate  and future life with any country, including Armenia. This is our  internal matter.  "As to the life of the Armenian population in  Karabakh, it is a  separate story. We plan to intensify consultations  within our  domestic political bloc and continue informal contacts  with  representatives of the Armenian population in Karabakh. I  should say  such contacts have taken place for a certain period, and  I think the  population still living in the Russian peacekeepers'  responsibility  zone is fully aware of the fact they have no way but  integration into  Azerbaijani society. Those opting for living as  citizens of Azerbaijan will not feel regret, I am sure. If anyone  does not think it is good for them for some reasons, they can choose  another place to live in." Later, Eduard Aghajanyan., Chairman of the  Standing Committee on Foreign Relations, Parliament of Armenia,  stated that Armenia has no potential to ensure the Artsakh people's  rights, freedom and security.  He noted that the process of signing a  peace treaty with Azerbaijan is separate from the Karabakh problem,  which is a "positive tendency." According to him, a "bilaterally  acceptable solution should be found to the Karabakh problem," and it  is "a pretext for Azerbaijan's encroachments on Armenia."  "Regrettably, in the aftermath of the 44-day war, Armenia has no  potential to ensure the Artsakh people's rights, freedom and  security," he said.