Thursday, November 10 2022 12:12

ArmInfo. Speaking about removal of the peacekeepers without clear international guarantees for the security and rights of the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh after  signing these two Sochi statements and making these records, is not  only a violation of the mentioned trilateral statements, but also a  preparation for the genocide of the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh.   Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated on November 10 at a  government meeting.

It should be reminded that on November 8, in occupied Shushi,  Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated that Russian peacekeepers  were temporarily deployed in Artsakh. <Russian peacekeepers are  temporarily deployed there, their term is indicated in the statement  dated November 10, 2020, and if they rely on anyone, they will still  face tragedy>, he said, thus not hiding what fate awaits the  population of Nagorno- Karabakh after the removal of Russian  peacekeepers.

"The trilateral declaration of November 9, 2020 states that  peacekeepers are deployed in Nagorno-Karabakh for a period of 5  years, with the automatic extension of successive five-year periods.  I repeat, automatically extended. This essentially means that the  peacekeepers are stationed in Nagorno-Karabakh indefinitely, unless  all issues related to the rights and security of the Armenians of  Nagorno-Karabakh are addressed and all security concerns of the  Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh are resolved," Pashinyan recalled.

"With the trilateral statements of November 26, 2021 and October 31,  2022, the President of Azerbaijan himself acknowledged the crucial,  important contribution of the peacekeepers in ensuring security and  stability in the area of their deployment. Moreover, he recognized  the need for further efforts of the Russian peacekeepers in ensuring  stability of the situation in the region. Speaking about removal of  the peacekeepers without clear international guarantees for the  security and rights of the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh after  signing these two Sochi statements and making these records, is not  only a violation of the mentioned trilateral statements, but also a  preparation for the genocide of the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh.,"  Nikol Pashinyan believes.