Yerevan July 16
Naira Badalian. The heads of European countries took seriously the words of Nikol Pashinyan about Karabakh, voiced in Brussels, and are ready to convey peace messages to Azerbaijan. This was stated to journalists by the head of EU delegation to Armenia Piotr Swatalsky.
According to the ambassador, it is necessary to do everything possible to reduce the escalation of the conflict. "We are doing our best, including assisting the OSCE Minsk Group on the Karabakh settlement," the European diplomat said.
As Switalski pointed out, the first meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan was held in Brussels. The Karabakh issue was among the priorities also during the Brussels meetings of the Armenian prime minister with high-ranking EU officials. "We listened to the concerns of the Armenian side and will do everything possible to send peace and peace messages to Azerbaijan," the ambassador said.
To note, while in Brussels, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan gave an interview to the Euronews television channel. In connection with the Karabakh problem, Pashinyan said in particular: "This conflict should be resolved only peacefully. Unfortunately, from the first days of my tenure as prime minister of Armenia, I see that Azerbaijan is increasing its aggressiveness towards Armenia. In my opinion, now we see that the situation is changing, because this aggressive policy is directed not only against Armenia, but also against democracy, because now Armenia is really a democratic country. " "I think the leadership of Azerbaijan is afraid that its own people, inspired by the Armenian processes, will start democratic changes in Azerbaijan," Pashinyan said. Answering the question about the possible role of NATO in the settlement of the Karabakh conflict, the prime minister noted that it would be very useful if NATO sends a strong signal to Azerbaijan that any attempt to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict using force will meet strong reaction from the international community.