In the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia responded to accusations of the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikola Pashinyan in ignoring the status of Nagorno-Karabakh. This was announced on January 13 by the press service of the Russian Foreign Ministry. Russian diplomats recalled, for which Moscow advocated in this matter.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia commented on the statement of the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikola Pashinyan, who in the article "The origins of the 44th day war" accused Russia in ignoring the status of Nagorno-Karabakh. In particular, the head of the Armenian government stated that Russian proposals for the settlement of the armed conflict were reduced to the return of seven captured districts of Azerbaijan.
The article Pashinyan commented on the co-chairman of the OSCE Minsk Group Igor Popov. "The statement that Russia suggested to return the seven districts" for just so, "to forget about the status and calm down, is not true," the press service of the Russian Diplomat Word quotes.
It is reported that in the plan proposed by Russia to resolve the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, the return of seven districts Azerbaijan was connected with the definition of the status of an unrecognized republic. According to Popov, the document recorded the provisions that directly concerned the interests of Yerevan: recognition of the Karabakh rights providing the organization of the life of its population, the participation of representatives of the NKR in the OSCE meetings, the removal of the blockade, the opening of the borders, the parties to the obligations on the non-use of force.
Popov also reminded the options to solve the problem of the final status of a unrecognized republic, which in recent years have repeatedly discussed during the negotiations. In particular, the conduct of a nationwide vote, the timing of which is consistent with the mediation of the UN and the OSCE. The representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia also noted that the width and status of the Lachin Corridor also proposed to consider only at the second stage, taking into account the return of the Kelbajar and Lachinsky districts to Azerbaijan. According to him, both parties did not reject proposals, but also did not reach the consent.
Recall, on January 11, Russian President Vladimir Putin, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan signed a second-witting statement - on the further development of the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. According to the document, a trilateral working group on unlocking economic and transport links will be created.
"All this instills confidence that, as Vladimir Vladimirovich [Putin] said once, the Nagornokarabakh conflict remained in the past," said the President of Azerbaijan on the basis of the meeting in Moscow.
However, the Armenian Prime Minister stressed that "this conflict has not yet been settled." "Of course, we managed to ensure the cease-fire mode, but still there are still a lot of questions that should be solved. One of these questions is the question of the status of Nagorno-Karabakh, "said Pashinyan.
Recall the truce in Karabakh is valid from November 10, after the signing of a tripartite agreement by the leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia. According to his conditions, all the 7 border areas have passed under the control of Baku and occupied by the territory of the disputed region at the time of the conclusion of agreements. This caused protests against the current power in Armenia: the opposition requires the resignation of the Prime Minister and the abolition of the current agreement.
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