YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 12, ARMENPRESS.  Armenia’s position on the settlement of Artsakh conflict remains unchanged. Artsakh conflict will be resolved by free self-determination of Artsakh people.  President Serzh Sargsyan told about this in a meeting with top officials of legislative, executive and judicial powers, as well as high ranking officials of territorial administration and local self-government bodies on February 12. “Negotiations over Artsakh issue will go on. Our position is firm: Artsakh issue will be resolved by free self-determination of Artsakh people. All other issues are secondary and will find their fair and logical solution parallel with the solution of the main issue. As far as that problem exists, as far as the status of Artsakh is uncertain, no other issue can find a solution”, “Armenpress” reports, President of Armenia mentioned.

The President added that he sees no opportunity for progress in relations with Turkey at this point. “We have been living under those conditions for already 25 years. We do not and will not link our opportunities for progress with the solution of the mentioned problems. We must resolve ourselves to the fact that we have no real partner east of Martakert and Martuni or west of Gyumri and Armavir.  Until now we have lived without them, ensuring more or less development pace. We must regard those territories as an impassable bog with no ground”, Serzh Sargsyan added.