Armenian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Shavarsh Kocharyan says Azerbaijan to achieve its desired goals must recognize Nagorno Karabakh independence and return Nagorno Karabakh territories occupied by it.
MFA of Armenia: Azerbaijan to achieve its desired goals must recognize NKR independence and return its occupied territories
STEPANAKERT, MAY 12, ARTSAKHPRESS-ARMENPRESS: “Azerbaijan always tries to bring out only the principle of territorial integrity from the whole settlement package of Karabakh conflict, the evidence of which is the statement of Elmar Mammadyarov in Germany. We should note the following: before the territorial issues, Azerbaijan must at least return NKR territories occupied by it and recognize Nagorno Karabakh. By recognition, Azerbaijan will have the entity which is entitled to discuss territorial issues. Armenia cannot resolve such issues instead of Nagorno Karabakh. This is the shortest way for Azerbaijan to reach its desired goal”, “Armenpress” reports, Kocharyan said this during the briefing. He says Azerbaijan should return parts of Martuni and Martakert regions, as well as Shahumyan.
At the same time, Kocharyan stated that till now Azerbaijan used the negotiation process for spreading disinformation, running propaganda, arming and preparing for the military solution of the conflict. April events proved this. “Despite the failure of its blitzkrieg, we see that Azerbaijani approaches did not change. From this perspective, we should always be ready for a new adventure, and a priority in negotiations, which today do not exist, should be given to the maintenance of the ceasefire regime”, Kocharyan said.
