Pashinyan: Armenia`s authorities are doing everything possible to  prevent new war

ArmInfo.The international community very clearly expresses its position on the need to ensure the rights of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh and their security.  Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan stated on September 13 from the rostrum of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia.

According to him, the same international community is sending more  than clear messages demanding the lifting of the blockade of the  Lachin corridor, pointing, among other things, to Azerbaijan's  unconditional compliance with the decisions of the International  Criminal Court. It also declares support for the territorial  integrity of Armenia.

Pashinyan noted that the fact that since 2000 Azerbaijan has  purchased weapons worth tens of billions of dollars, including from  Armenia's strategic partner, Russia, is a clear confirmation that our  country was in international isolation, which was joined by the  republic's closest allies. "How Azerbaijan purchased these weapons in  front of the whole world, and why Armenia did not do the same," asked  the head of government.

He noted that the executive branch is doing everything possible to  prevent a new war through diplomatic channels.

Pashinyan also commented on the accusations against the leadership of  the republic that it recognized the territorial integrity of  Azerbaijan, essentially abandoning the Russian option, which involved  postponing the discussion of the status of Nagorno-Karabakh for an  indefinite period. The Prime Minister again recalled that the Russian  proposal was presented last August during a visit to the region by  OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairman Igor Khovaev. 

In September, Khovaev again arrived in the region in order to get a  response to his proposals. Moreover, the Russian diplomat first  visited Baku, on September 11-12, and then he  arrived in Yerevan on  September 13, but already on the night of the [September ]13,  Azerbaijan launched a large-scale attack on Armenia.  As a result, on  October 6 in Prague, an agreement was reached on mutual recognition  of territorial integrity by Armenia and Azerbaijan. "Armenia made  this decision in order to protect its own territorial integrity. In a  situation where Azerbaijan is launching an attack on Armenia and  seizing its territories, and Armenia's allies are silent, Armenia was  obliged to reach this agreement," he said.