ArmInfo. The results of the Pashinyan-Aliyev meeting mediated by President of the European Union Charles Michel have once more proved the statements that the Armenian-Azerbaijani negotiations on normalization of relations are progressing in line with Azerbaijan's agenda, reads a statement by the Resistance Movement.
"To retain his post, Armenia's Premier Nikol Pashinyan has put Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh up to geopolitical auction. Armenia has reached the line when not only Nagorno-Karabakh's future, but also Armenia's sovereignty and its being an independent entity in the South Caucasus will be questioned.
"Charles Michel's statement does not mention the Nagorno-Karabakh people's right to self-determination, which is incorporated in the legally binding Armenia-EU agreement, or the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs' mandate. It does not contain a single word about a need for determining Nagorno-Karabakh's status, which is in conflict with the statement by the European Union on November 19, 2020. The parties also avoided using such terms as 'Nagorno-Karabakh' and 'people of Nagorno-Karabakh'. Instead, it contains the phrase 'ethnic Armenian population in Karabakh' in the context of Azerbaijan ensuring the security and rights of the Karabakh Armenians. It means that, under the Pashinyan-Aliyev agreement, the Karabakh Armenians are a national minority in Azerbaijan," reads the statement.
Mr Michel's statement also mentions "transit.between different parts of Armenia via Azerbaijan," which entails extremely dangerous consequences, including a possibility of Azerbaijan's further illegal claims to Armenia's sovereignty and territories.
"Stating that Nikol Pashinyan's policy is in conflict with the interests of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh and poses a threat to our state and may result in Turkification of Armenia, facilitating Armenians' expatriation from Artsakh, we reaffirm the following:
"Nikol Pashinyan is not legitimate and has no mandate by the Armenian people to make further concessions and serve the Turkish-Azerbaijani agenda. The agreements reached with him do not reflect the Armenian people's opinion and are not valid. Karabakh cannot be part of Azerbaijan regardless of its status nor will Armenia's territories be surrendered to Azerbaijan," the statement reads.
The authors stress that the Armenian-Azerbaijani relations must not be normalized under threat of force or use of force. Under the circumstances, Nikol Pashinyan's removal from power and formation of a government of national agreement is the only solution, they state.
According to the statement by President of the European Council Charles Michel following his meeting with the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders, "the leaders agreed on the need to proceed with unblocking the transport links. They agreed on the principles governing transit between western Azerbaijan and Nakhichevan, and between different parts of Armenia via Azerbaijan, as well as international transport through communications infrastructure of both countries. Notably they agreed on principles of border administration, security, land fees but also customs in the context of international transport. The Deputy Prime Ministers will take this work forward in the coming days."
The statement does not contain a single word about Nagorno-Karabakh's status. In his statement, Mr Michel used the term "Karabakh" instead of "Nagorno-Karabakh". The statement does not mention either the trilateral agreements between the Armenian, Azerbaijan and Russian leaders or other settlement principles.
Moreover, after Mr Michel issued his statement, Google maps showed the Armenian settlements and government agencies in Nagorno-Karabakh under Azerbaijani names.