There are explanations that no one is planning to recognize Artsakh as part of Azerbaijan – FM Babayan
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YEREVAN, OCTOBER 14, ARMENPRESS. Artsakh doesn’t oppose the relations of Armenia and Azerbaijan to be improved, but considers it unacceptable to recognize Artsakh as part of Azerbaijan, Foreign Minister of Artsakh Davit Babayan told reporters. He said that recognizing Artsakh as part of Azerbaijan would lead to a war, bloodshed, genocide or exodus of Armenians from Artsakh.
Speaking about the October 6 statement released after the EU-mediated meeting between Armenian PM Pashinyan and Azeri President Aliyev, which noted that both Armenia and Azerbaijan confirm that they recognize each other’s territorial integrity, Babayan said: “We don’t oppose the improvement of relations of Armenia and Azerbaijan. Who can oppose the improvement of those relations? But, we must understand that recognizing Artsakh as part of Azerbaijan is unacceptable for Artsakh and I believe for all Armenians.”
Babayan is part of an official Artsakh delegation visiting Armenia.
Asked whether or not they received clarifications around this issue during the visit, he said: “During the two meetings, of course there were explanations that no one is planning to abandon Artsakh or recognize it as part of Azerbaijan. Now we must engage in a very flexible policy.” The delegation had meetings with the Secretary of the Security Council and the Speaker of Parliament.
The delegation will meet with PM Pashinyan and Foreign Minister Mirzoyan on October 15.
A meeting with President Vahagn Khachaturyan is expected before that.
“We will meet with representatives of the top leadership who are dealing with, or are engaged in the negotiations, have direct participation in all processes with the fate of Artsakh, the Armenian people,” Babayan said.
He said the discussions were very sincere.