Wednesday, October 26 2022 14:51

ArmInfo. There is no any document on the negotiating table between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Speaker of the RA National Assembly Alen Simonyan stated this to  journalists on October 26.

According to him, there are hundreds of proposals and opinions left  over from the past, which are aimed at future initiatives, but there  is no need to talk about discussions on any document. <There are  visions of the Armenian side, which have been repeatedly stated,  which include Baku's disrespectful attitude towards the sovereign  territory of Armenia, militant rhetoric voicing from Azerbaijan. The  borders of the Republic of Armenia are a "red line" for us, which we  will never allow to be crossed, and, therefore, our partners must  take this situation into account," the head of the Armenian  parliament said.

Nevertheless, the speaker expressed hope that a peace treaty would be  signed by the end of this year. At the same time, according to him,  the issue of Armenia's territory of 29.8 thousand square kilometers  is not subject to any discussion. <Azerbaijan must immediately leave  all internationally recognized territories of Armenia, and during  meetings with international partners this issue is constantly raised,  since it is the most important one. The Republic of Armenia is  attacked daily, and we are obliged to defend it. The same partners  who assumed certain obligations regarding the security of the country  had to fulfill them, but we, as a rule, hear various tales in  response>, the speaker said, adding that that the territory of the  republic itself is small, and no one is going to give up even 1 meter  of our territory.

Simonyan noted that Armenia does not spoil relations with any country  in the world. The country only wants justice to be shown towards it,  and partners who have assumed obligations to ensure the security of  the state must fulfill them. "There are no emotions in this issue,  there are obligations, and we will be consistent in solving this  problem. Otherwise, we will try to protect the lives of our children  and our borders at all platforms," Simonyan emphasized.

The speaker expressed doubt that Russia is interested in changing the  political course of the Armenian authorities, since official Yerevan  has not taken any steps in this direction. "Immediately after the  Velvet Revolution, we declared our commitment to maintaining the CSTO  and the Russian military base in Armenia, but de facto we see that it  was not Armenia that withdrew from the CSTO, but the Organization  itself withdrew from Armenia. If the Organization really left the  country, it should have informed us about it, which would have made  it possible to find other mechanisms to protect the borders of  Armenia.  Fortunately, both our strategic partner and the CSTO are  already aware that there are no more ways for backtrack >, the NA  President said.

He reminded that Russia considers Azerbaijan to be its ally as well.  "To put it mildly, Baku frankly lies on this issue by all possible  means. During meetings with their European partners, representatives  of Azerbaijan accuse us of our pro-Russian orientation, while in  Moscow the head of a neighboring country accuses us of a pro-Western  position. This is the working method of Azerbaijan, in contrast to  which we are open and honest with all partners, expressing the same  position in Russia and Europe," Simonyan stressed.