Deputy Chairman of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Armen Ashotyan has reflected on a statement issued by European Council President Charles Michel following the trilateral meeting with the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders, Nikol Pashinyan and Ilham Aliyev, in Brussels on Wednesday.

Ashotyan highlighted that the statement made no mention of the status of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) or its future and the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmanship.

“It does not condemn in any way the latest Azerbaijani encroachments. Instead, the foreign ministers are said to begin preparations for a peace treaty between the two countries. It was also agreed to set up a joint border commission by the end of April,” Ashotyan wrote on Facebook.

“The issue of Armenian prisoners of war is equated with the issue of missing persons (presumably from Azerbaijan in the first war). It expresses support to the “mirror withdrawal” of troops (we saw its dangerous consequences in Karaghlukh).

“Traces of blood are consistently erased from Aliyev, while Nikol is used as a washcloth in this matter. Nikol pleases everyone when it comes to the renunciation of Artsakh,” he said.