Moscow calls on Yerevan to continue team work

ArmInfo.Moscow called on Yerevan to continue working together to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict instead of engaging in scholasticism.

Thus, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry,  Maria Zakharova, in response to a request to comment on the statement  of the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan at a press  conference on January 10 this year. about the readiness of the  Armenian side to sign a document on the settlement of the  Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on the basis of Russian proposals, it was  difficult to assess the position of the Armenian side. According to  her, this is difficult to do, since the statements of official  Yerevan on the same issue differ significantly.

"During the mentioned press conference, the Prime Minister of Armenia  spoke about the intention to sign the document on the basis of  Russian proposals, and at the same time about the preference for some  kind of "comprehensive solution" to the conflict promoted by the  West.

Earlier, in the comments of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov,  the chronicle of Russian efforts both in bilateral formats and within  the framework of international mechanisms to resolve the Karabakh  problem, including the implementation of the statement of the leaders  of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia dated November 9, 2020 and related  tripartite agreements," Zakharova stressed.

At the same time, she noted that Yerevan's agreement to rely on the  Alma-Ata Declaration of 1991 when developing a peace treaty with  Baku, which was enshrined in a statement following the summit in  October 2022 in Prague, radically changed the logic of the  negotiation process.

"The Alma-Ata Declaration confirmed the inviolability of the borders  that existed between the republics of the Soviet Union. At that time,  the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region was part of the Azerbaijan  SSR. Of course, this circumstance is very difficult to ignore in the  peace process between Baku and Yerevan," Zakharova added.

At the same time, the Russian diplomat recalled that a meeting of the  foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan on a peace treaty was  scheduled for December 23, 2022 in Moscow. "Consent to it was given  by the leaders of the two countries. Everything was prepared for it.  But it was the Armenian leadership that at the last moment canceled  the visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia A.S.  Azerbaijani normalization, including the situation around the Lachin  corridor.

If the Armenian partners are really interested in solving the  identified problems in line with the comprehensive implementation of  tripartite agreements at the highest level, then instead of engaging  in scholasticism, it is necessary to continue joint work. The Russian  proposal to provide a platform for Armenian-Azerbaijani negotiations  on a peace treaty remains in force," Zakharova said.