Pashinyan: Azerbaijan is looking for an excuse for a new war

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, Nikol Pashinyan was quoted by Novosti news agency. The Prime Minister of Armenia announced in a meeting with his party members last night that the authorities in Yerevan believe that Azerbaijan is trying to find an excuse to start a new large-scale war.

He reminded that the Baku authorities may use the situation of four villages that came under the control of Armenia during military operations in the 1990s for this purpose. Pashinyan added: We have never claimed the land of these villages. This should be stated clearly, especially in the situation where it is clear to us that Azerbaijan is trying to find an excuse to start a new large-scale war in the region. to areas outside the internationally recognized borders of this country, including these four villages.

The authorities of the Republic of Azerbaijan have not yet commented on Pashinyan’s statements.

Last week, Nikol Pashinyan He said that Armenia and Azerbaijan have not decided on the maps based on which the border lines of the two countries will be determined. At the same time, he emphasized that the parties have an understanding that the demarcation of the boundaries and subsequently the determination of the borders should be based on the Almaty Declaration in 1991. This means that Yerevan and Baku are reviving the existing legal borders “on the ground”. Before that, the Prime Minister of Armenia said during a conversation with the residents of the border villages in Tavush region that if Yerevan complies with the demands of Baku If he does not act to transfer some of the border residential areas, the war may start at the end of this week. He also added that in the event of a conflict, the local residents will ask him why, having information about The danger of starting a conflict has not warned them in advance.

It was reported in early March, Nikol Pashinyan promised that the process of demarcating the boundaries and determining the border lines of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan will begin in the near future. According to him, defining the national borders between the two countries should become an iron guarantee for long-term stability in the region.

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