ArmInfo. Azerbaijan's proposals concerning Artsakh's status are unacceptable, Artsakh President Arayik Harutyunyan stated at his meeting with activists and heads of communities in Martakert.
"We understand we are neighbors, but we cannot submit. It is inadmissible. We should be guided by the status quo option, as Russians are saying. The Russian peacekeepers will stay here with no time limits as hey have arrived here as guarantors of the Artsakh Armenians' security.
"Living on here as de facto independent and seeking further de jure changes – independence or joining Armenia – which I consider unlikely. But it could be relations with Russia, vertical relations," Harutyunyan said.
Speaking in Parliament on , Armenia's premier said: "The international community is telling us straightforwardly now: being the world's only country refusing to recognize Turkey's ally Azerbaijan's territorial integrity is a great threat not only to Artsakh, but also to Armenia. The international community is telling us again now: request a lower status for Nagorno-Karabakh, and you will enjoy international unanimity on Armenia and Artsakh. Otherwise, we request you not to hope for us not because we are unwilling to help, but because we are unable to."