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Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he does not see any benefit in the activities of the OSCE Minsk Group during a Q&A session with Cabinet members in parliament.
“Looking back, I must say that I do not see anything useful in the activities of the OSCE Minsk Group. There has never been anything useful in the activities of that group. Their work was aimed at deepening the conflict and serving as a lever to keep not only Armenia but the entire region in a "puppet position", 'Pashinyan stated.
The Prime Minister added that the Karabakh issue had been resolved long ago. “We were not informed about it. If it had been resolved, why weren’t we told? Because the issue of Armenia was on the agenda. How to resolve the issue of Armenia? What would have happened as a result? There would have been a division of Armenia’s territorial integrity, a loss of sovereignty, and a loss of independence,” he explained.
Pashinyan further emphasized that all negotiations under the OSCE Minsk Group format were aimed at increasing Armenia’s dependence.
“Following that path would have meant giving up the independence of the Republic of Armenia de facto. We did not follow that path together. Today, the Republic of Armenia is more independent than ever, a state more than ever, sovereign more than ever, and this is also thanks to the sacrifices of our martyrs,” he concluded.