There are few principle provisions in Karabakh conflict regulation
process, over which the authorities must have clear approaches before
starting negotiations, Armenia’s second president Robert Kocharyan said
in an interview to 168 Zham.
“No matter with what explanations Pashinyan will try to cover the
negotiations, they do take place. Not the pure fact of negotiations
raises doubts but the efforts with which the prime minister is trying to
reject their existence. The people do not know the position of the
authorities in the Karabakh conflict settlement, as what has been voiced
till now, raises concerns. How can you conduct successful negotiations
without clearly formulated position? Negotiations are not lazy
gatherings but tool for achieving success,” Kocharyan told the paper.
The second president stressed that obviously Aliyev has easily registered a privilege upon Pashinyan.
“The elevator talks in Dushanbe buried Vienna and St. Petersburg
arrangements beneficial for us and aimed at strengthening trust on the
line of contact. They were the very price Azerbaijan pays for imposing
April war,” he said, adding that the causes of it do not matter –
whether it was conscientious choice or result of ignorance.
“In both cases it was a big mistake. The Armenian side raised great
expectations regarding conceding territories both among Azerbaijan and
co-chairs, which is the reason why, I think, the next proposals of the
Minsk Group will not be favorable,” he said.
Kocharyan stated that he will not allow any attempt of “handing” territories.
“Nothing can be excluded with this authorities. No matter what, I will
not allow any attempt of “handing” Karabakh irrespective of where I am. I
am convinced that all those for who Artsakh is part of Armenia will do
the same. By the way, this is what lacks among the prime minister and
the major part of his team. They have no relation to Artsakh’s
independence and military success and they hate all those who fought for
that victory. That is why the people must control each their step in
Karabakh issue. No one should believe the contradicting statements of
the PM,” the second president said.