Based on our notion, restoration of the borders of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO), along with the Lachin corridor, is feasible, but will require serious efforts. This is what member of the Executive Body of the Republican Party of Armenia Gagik Minasyan told reporters today.

Minasyan clarified that the document according to which the territory of the NKAO would obtain an interim status is still on the table, and even though it will be very difficult, it is possible to achieve implementation of the provisions stated in the document since Azerbaijani troops are already located in certain areas. “This needs to be done very quickly since we don’t know what document the incumbent authorities have signed. It’s not that easy to destroy all that the Republican Party of Armenia did during its administration. During the first two years in power, the new authorities wouldn’t use the term ‘self-determination’ at all, but this principle is enshrined in the Madrid Principles, as well as in the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) ratified by member states of the European Union,” Minasyan added.

Minasyan recalled the remarks of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, who said he was offered an option according to which “Lachin and Karvachar would be permanently transferred to Armenia”, taking into consideration the fact that those two regions would be transferred to Azerbaijan only after determination of the final status of Nagorno-Karabakh.