Tert.am, Armenia
Sept 25 2020
Pashinyan confirmed 'secret talks' with Azerbaijani leader
With his statement made at the meeting with the Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) parliament speaker in Yerevan, Nikol Pashinyan practically confirmed that he is in secret negotiations with the Azerbaijani leader, political analyst Hrant Melik-Shahnazaryan said on Facebook today, commenting on the remarks voiced by the prime minister.
"Nikol Pashinyan actually confirmed the reports released by the Azerbaijani media since yesterday that there are secret talks between him and [Azerbaijani President Ilham] Aliyev. [He reaffirmed] that he asked for Aliyev's help in the domestic political campaign in Armenia …
"That man stated plainly that the Azerbaijanis expose 'confidential information'. And then he recommended that the Azerbaijani colleagues abandon the scenario because 'once we enter into that domain, I am afraid the domestic political situation in Azerbaijan will deteriorate dramatically.'
"Do you see now what Pashinyan is afraid of? Lest the situation in Azerbaijan should deteriorate dramatically …" reads the statement on his public profile.