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Armenian Foreign Minister comments on Lavrov`s statement about  possibility of so-called Azerbaijani refugees returning to Armenia

Armenian Foreign Minister comments on Lavrov`s statement about  possibility of so-called Azerbaijani refugees returning to Armenia

ArmInfo.The position of the Armenian side regarding the need to address the issues of the rights  and security of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh in the context of  achieving long-term peace in the region has not changed.

This was stated by Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, in response to a  request to comment on the statement of Russian Foreign Minister  Sergei Lavrov following a trilateral meeting in Moscow that " Armenia  is aware of the importance of convincing Nagorno- Karabakh Armenians  to hold meetings with Azerbaijani representatives as soon as possible  to coordinate their rights under the relevant legislation and  Azerbaijan's international commitments, including numerous  conventions on the rights of national minorities".

"We have repeatedly stressed that these issues should be resolved  within the framework of the Baku- Stepanakert dialogue, and the  effectiveness of this dialogue can only be ensured through  international participation and an effective mechanism," Mirzoyan  said.

To clarify whether it can be stated that the topic of the rights of  the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh was connected with the topic of  protecting the rights of national minorities in Armenia during the  negotiations, the RA Foreign Minister assured that the problem of  resolving issues of the rights and security of the people of  Nagorno-Karabakh has always been the cornerstone of the  Nagorno-Karabakh conflict , and during the negotiations with  Azerbaijan on July 25 in Moscow, and before that in other capitals,  the Armenian side raised and continues to raise the issue of ensuring  the rights and security of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh.

"This issue, in fact, is also registered in the tripartite  declaration dated November 9, 2020, which specifically mentions the  concepts of Nagorno-Karabakh, the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh and  the line of contact with Nagorno-Karabakh. The seventh paragraph of  the same tripartite declaration also provides for the return of  refugees to the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh and neighboring  districts, which has not yet been implemented by Azerbaijan so far.  We are talking here about Hadrut, Shushi, Martakert, Askeran,  Shahumyan, Getashen regions.

Of course, the Armenian side also records the rights of Armenians who  were forcibly displaced from various settlements of Azerbaijan in  1988-1991, particularly from Baku, Kirovabad, Sumgait and other  places, before that also from the Autonomous Republic of Nakhichevan,  and the issues raised by them."

However, the problem of ensuring the rights and security of the  Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh, the indigenous inhabitants of this  region, is a completely different problem, which has a deep content  and has no analogues. It cannot in any way be connected with other  rights, including the rights of "citizens living in the Republic of  Armenia" (in the words of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the  Russian Federation), provided for by international obligations and  fully ensured by the Republic of Armenia. Thus, during the last  trilateral meeting in Moscow, there was no discussion beyond this  logic, and even more so, there was no agreement," Ararat Mirzoyan  concluded.

Referring to the statements of the Azerbaijani side that an agreement  was reached in Brussels on providing Artsakh with food from Aghdam,  the RA Foreign Minister recalled that Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan  reached agreements on the Kashatagh (Lachin) corridor in 2020 by a  trilateral statement dated November 9.  He recalled that this  agreement has the signatures of the leaders of the three countries.  "We reaffirm our principled position that the illegal blockade of the  Lachin corridor must be lifted, and the regime established by the  tripartite declaration of November 9 must be restored. The Republic  of Armenia has no jurisdiction and cannot discuss issues related to  other ways of delivering goods to Nagorno-Karabakh," the Armenian  Foreign Minister summed up.

It should be noted that following the results of the trilateral  meeting in Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated:"  Armenia is aware of the importance of convincing Nagorno-Karabakh  Armenians to hold meetings with Azerbaijani representatives as soon  as possible to coordinate their rights under the relevant legislation  and Azerbaijan's international commitments, including numerous  conventions on the rights of national minorities.

Azerbaijan, acting on a mutually agreed basis, is also ready to  provide the same guarantees to persons residing on its territory.  Armenia is ready to act likewise regarding the application of these  conventions to people residing in the Republic of Armenia," he said.

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