Monday, May 15 2023 18:46

ArmInfo. Public and political figure, former State Minister of the Republic of Artsakh Ruben  Vardanyan gave an online interview to a group of leading media representatives of Argentina, talking about the situation in Artsakh and the real goals of Azerbaijan towards Artsakh, the ongoing blockade and pressure.

"For about 5 months, 120,000 people live in Artsakh under blockade  conditions. Azerbaijan seeks to ethnically cleanse Artsakh, forcing  us to leave our homeland where we have lived for millennia. But,  despite all the threats and difficulties, we do not intend to leave  our home, and we are proud that we live here, where the heritage of  generations of Armenians, the roots of Armenianism are visible  everywhere. We are fighting for our right to live on our land and,  unlike Azerbaijan, we are not going to attack anyone>, Ruben  Vardanyan said.

Answering a question about the possibility of signing a peace treaty  between Armenia and Azerbaijan, he noted that he does not believe in  a peace agreement if it is only on paper and does not reflect the  situation on the ground. <How can a real and long-term peace  agreement be imagined in a situation where one side believes that by  right of the winner, concessions should be knocked out of the other  side by all possible means, when Azerbaijan continues to violate the  tripartite statement of November 9, 2020, when Azerbaijan ignores the  decisions of all international organizations and courts>,  the  ex-state minister said.

He added that no decision on Artsakh can be made without the  participation of the people of Artsakh, without taking into account  the opinion of the people of Artsakh. Touching upon the question of  how the Diaspora can help Artsakh at the moment, Vardanyan noted that  it is important for the people of Artsakh to feel that they are not  alone. <My call to the Diaspora is not to be indifferent. The people  in Artsakh are very strong, but they must feel the support of all of  us," Ruben Vardanyan said.