MPs Commenting On Foreign Minister’s Speech

MPs Commenting On Foreign Minister’s Speech

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14-10-2004

Vardan Oskanyan’s words pronounced Wednesday from the National
Assembly’s floor prompted debates in parliament at Thursday’s hour
of announcements.

Speaking Wednesday before MPs on Karabakh conflict settlement,
Oskanyan said deployment of troops in the territory controlled by
Armenian soldiers is the U.S. and Azerbaijan problem.

MP from the opposition Victor Dallakyan said, by his words, Oskanyan
laid the ground for returning “in his opinion occupied in ours
liberated territories to Azerbaijan”. What about American troops’
presence here, Dallakyan said it can have heavy consequences and
negative impact on Armenian-Iranian relations.

Unlike the opposition, the ruling coalition doesn’t think the U.S. will
decide to deploy its troops in these territories. Mher Shahgeldyan,
an MP from Orinats Erkir, one of governing parties, said even in
the event of the U.S. interference, it would be done with Karabakh
conflict settlement.

Republican Galust Saakyan shared his fellow coalition members about
the matter.