YEREVAN. – During the meeting with the Russian president in Moscow Armenian President sent a direct message that Karabakh issue cannot be resolved without participation of Stepanakert, Vice-Speaker of the Armenian parliament Eduard Sharmazanov told reporters on Thursday.
According to him, Serzh Sargsyan delivered a number of important messages in Moscow. “Message number one – Azerbaijan distorts the essence of the Karabakh issue. The heart of the problem is not elimination of consequences- the issues of refugees and other issues, but the task number one is a full realization of the right of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh for self-determination. That is, if we want to change the status quo, if we want lasting peace and stability in the region, then all parties, first and foremost, Azerbaijan, as well as the mediator countries, should realize that the Nagorno-Karabakh people should determine their own fate, there is no other option”, Sharmazanov emphasized.
He added that, unlike the president of Azerbaijan who said one thing at the negotiation table and another thing in Baku, Armenia President expressed the same thoughts in Yerevan and in Moscow: the referendum should be held and Karabakh cannot be a part of Azerbaijan.
“In 1988, our people took to the streets for the sake of a fair fight. And Armenia’s President showed in Moscow that the authorities will do everything possible to win in Karabakh fair fight”, Eduard Sharmazanov noted.
The second message of the Armenian President, in his opinion, was also directed to the President of Azerbaijan as the latter distorted the essence of the talks after the meeting in St. Petersburg, and “forgot” that trust mechanisms should be established.
“The president noted that the agreements reached in St. Petersburg and Vienna must be implemented. He emphasized that the Ceasefire Agreement of 1994 was tripartite. If we take the truce agreement as a basis, the number one matter is a format of the agreement which is broken today. That is, if we speak about the truce, then should remember that the truce was concluded by Armenia, Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh”, the Vice Speaker emphasized.
He also added that with readiness to execute all reached agreements, Armenian side also recorded that Armenia is reliable partner for the international community.