86,600 and 29,800 are twin numbers - Nikol Pashinyan  

ArmInfo.Azerbaijan is raising the issue of eight villages.  Armenia, in turn, is speaking  of another eight villages as well - Berkaber, Aigovit, Vazashen, Paravakar and others, in Tavush, Armenia's Premier Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview with Armenia's Public TV. 

In raising the issue of enclaves, one had to show maps to  substantiate the claims.

Armenia's territory, 29,800 sq. km, includes the village of  Artsvashen (Azerbaijani armed forces occupied it in August 1992), and  no representative of Armenia, including its leaders, has no right to  give this sovereign territory up. 

"When Azerbaijan says that it recognizes the territorial integrity of  the Republic of Armenia, we want to understand what they mean by the  term "the Republic of Armenia", because some people conclude from  their speech that they do not mean 29,800 square kilometers, but a  part of the territory.

  "I want to make a very important record that this principle was  agreed upon by myself and the President of Azerbaijan in the presence  of Charles Michel in Brussels, but the problem remains that until now  the President of Azerbaijan has not made a public statement about  recognizing the territorial integrity of 29,800 sq km of Armenia. We  are told that Armenia has unilaterally recognized the territorial  integrity of Azerbaijan. There can be no question of one-sidedness  here, 86 600 and 29 800 are twin numbers; to know one one must know  the other. "I want to urge those who may not have read all the  subtleties to be a little more careful about the criticisms of this  issue," Mr Pashinyan said.

The Armenian government's task now is to prevent escalation because  of Armenia's refusing to discuss certain issues. "We must be ready to  settle issues, which, however, must be transparent and well-founded  for out public," Mr Pashinyan said.