Armenian MP Kortyun Nahapetyan spoke of the results of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly’s session in Tirana, Albania, on May 28-30, at a meeting with reporters on Thursday.
Prior to the session, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg addressed a letter to the Armenian and Azerbaijani delegations to discuss the Nagorno-Karabakh problem. The Armenian MP voiced his concern over the fact that the letter claims it to be a problem between Armenia and Azerbaijan alone and the OSCE Minsk Group is dealing with the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process.
“Our delegation noted that we did not consider it advisable to discuss the issue as the only efficient format is the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs, and discussing the issue in any other organizations is not in line with conflict settlement mechanisms,” the Armenian MP said.
According to Nahapetyan, Armenia counteracted to the Azerbaijani delegation leader’s remark on “Armenian occupations”, pointing out directly the side responsible for unleashing a war.
“Apart from the war operations in April, Azerbaijan’s violations of international humanitarian norms, brutalities and tortures were highlighted. There was reference also to the Ramil Safarov case, the human rights and democracy situation in Azerbaijan, and the armament purchased with oil revenues,” he said.
“We reiterated our willingness, saying that the Armenian authorities do not want a military settlement of the conflict.”
Nahapetyan said that an Azerbaijani delegate attempted later to ask questions on Nagorno-Karabakh, provoking tension adding that the Armenian delegation managed eventually to exclude the question from the agenda.