ArmInfo.It is common knowledge that the situation in the wake of the 44-war has caused the Armenian leadership to prefer mentioning Artsakh's status as less as possible, Ambassador Arman Melikyan said in an interview with ArmInfo.
"In this context, I do not at all rule out verbal agreements between Nikol Pashinyan and Ilham Aliyev, under which Yerevan promised not to raise the issue of Artsakh's status. And Aliyev actually confirmed that the other day. Moreover, the agreement must have been reached under pressure," Mr Melikyan said.
In any case, it would be right if the Artsakh authorities, not Armenia's, stated their position on Artsakh's future status, which would provide Yerevan with more room for diplomatic maneuver, he added.
As to the Lachin humanitarian corridor and the rumors about forthcoming surrender of Berdzor and Aghavno to Azerbaijan following the Armenian premier's last news conference, Mr Melikyan said that Yerevan and Stepanakert lost control of the territories in question more than a year and a half ago. Russian peacekeepers are in control of the corridor, which is open for Azerbaijani military vehicles as well.
"In this context, neither Yerevan nor Baku can prevent any agreements on the corridor between Moscow and Baku until it is granted an exceptional international status. So the Azerbaijani and Russian foreign ministers may have agreed on anything at their recent meeting in Baku," Mr Melikyan said.