ArmInfo. The portal of the second president of Armenia 2rd.am on its Facebook page published excerpts from the speech of the second president of Armenia Robert Kocharyan, which reflect his position on the Karabakh issue.
In particular, he notes: "Our people have already resolved the Karabakh issue. The negotiations today have one goal, to legitimize what we already have today on this land," the second president of Armenia emphasizes.
"I would like to emphasize that the current situation around Nagorno-Karabakh is the consequence of the aggression of Azerbaijan in 1991-1992 with the aim of ethnic cleansing of the Armenian population, as well as Azerbaijan's refusal to accept the latest proposals of mediators to resolve the conflict," Kocharyan emphasized.
In response to a question from the head of the Azerbaijani delegation to PACE, the second president of Armenia stated: "The world recognizes the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, and we recognize it. But the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic has nothing to do with the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. Because you never had it. "And you gained independence together with the Karabakh people. I participated in the hostilities and I am proud of the result that we have today."
It should be noted that on February 15, during a security conference in Munich, a discussion took place between the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.
Aliyev, in particular, noted that Karabakh is part of Azerbaijan and the settlement of the conflict is possible only if it is returned to the AR. He also added that Artsakh's belonging to Azerbaijan is recognized by the international community, and it is an integral part of Azerbaijan.
In turn, Nikol Pashinyan said: "Karabakh was never part of independent Azerbaijan. Karabakh was included in Azerbaijan only during the existence of the Soviet Union. Therefore, when we talk about the territorial integrity of the state, we must first decide which state we are talking about >, "he said, recalling that Artsakh left the Azerbaijan SSR and the Soviet Union in the same way as the Azerbaijan SSR left the USSR."