Month: June 2022

YEREVAN. – Past daily of Armenia writes: As it is known, Azerbaijan presented the "principles" consisting of 5 points, which, according to Baku, would be at the basis of a possible peace agreement with Armenia. First, we responded that those five points are acceptable for Armenia, then Armenia's "6 points" were presented in response to the Azerbaijani one.

According to Past newspaper’s information, a group of MFA coworkers and professional diplomats presented an opinion to [PM] Nikol Pashinyan that a diplomatic mistake had been made in connection with the well-known 5 points presented by Azerbaijan, and that a particular haste without any justification was manifested [in this regard]. According to our source at the diplomatic corps, it was noted that this circumstance will not work in favor of Armenia's agenda.

According to our information, such an "insurgence" was met by Pashinyan with dissatisfaction, and the already the sharp tension and mistrust with the MFA has intensified. There is talk behind the scenes of the government that Pashinyan has not even voiced just once that "there is an impression that the MFA is acting in such a special way in connection with such a sensitive and delicate issue."

The Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Russia categorically refuted the corridor logic voiced by Azerbaijan.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, answering a question about the slow work of the commission to unblock communications, did not agree with this assessment, saying that the work was proceeding rhythmically.

According to him, the railway route has been agreed, the agreement on the road route and the regime to be established is being completed, it will be simplified and based on the recognition of the sovereignty of the Armenian territory: “There can be no ambiguity here.”

In turn, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan also noted that all roads will be within the sovereignty and jurisdiction of those countries .

He acknowledged the presence of details on which the parties have equal approaches, but work continues and the minister hopes that a mutually acceptable solution will be found.

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry responded to a statement of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the situation around the Farrukh village, haqqin.az reported.

"I would like to note that the activities of delimitation commissions established by Azerbaijan and Armenia are aimed specifically at delimiting the state border of the two countries," Leyla Abdullayeva, Head of the Press Service of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, said.

The representative of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry noted that "this process does not envisage consideration of any issues beyond the Azerbaijani – Armenian state border, including those related to the territories, where Russian peacekeeping contingent is temporarily deployed.

The participants of Resistance movement started a procession from France Square along the central streets of Yerevan.

The procession will pass through Sayat Nova, Abovyan, and Nalbandyan streets, then the movement members will return to France Square and discuss actions for tomorrow.

"We will also march past the hotel where Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is spending the night, show our strength, show our will, once again voice our demands.

Tomorrow morning we will invite you again to the France Square because there will be an enlarged meeting of the CSTO, where we must also voice our demands. We have to make those demands to any delegation visiting Armenia," said Ishkhan Saghatelyan, NA Vice President, ARF Supreme Council representative.

The participants of Resistance movement will gather in France Square tomorrow at 09:00 a.m. to express their protest to the participants of the regular session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the CSTO, Parliament Vice-Speaker Ishkhan Saghatelyan said during the rally.

"We will make the same demands as today because it is very important. We agreed together that we must make our voice heard by any delegation coming to Armenia," he said.

According to him, working discussions are underway to give a new impetus to the movement, to bring the struggle to the final victory, and detailed program provisions for future actions will be drawn up.