Artak Davtyan: Signing of breakthrough document over NK conflict during OSCE upcoming summit in Astana is impossible

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 22, ARMENPRESS: Signing of breakthrough document over NK conflict during OSCE upcoming summit in Astana is impossible, member of the Armenian Republican Party of the National Assembly Artak Davtyan said today at a pres conference, adding that no serious document can be signed connected with Artsakh issue because of the Azerbaijani war rhetoric and absence of the Nagorno Karabakh from he negotiation process. According to him, the adoption of a breakthrough document over the NK issue will be possible only in case of participation of Artsakh in negotiations.

Mr. Davtyan said that, nevertheless, negotiating is more right and important than absence of contacts. “In this regard I attach importance to the meeting of the presidents, as it will be one more signal to Azerbaijan that the NK conflict must be regulated exclusively in a peaceful way,” the parliament member said.

According to Mr. Davtyan, the war rhetoric of the Azerbaijani President is conditioned by Ilham Aliyev’s complex of being a deserter. “I think the Azerbaijani President is a true deserter, who swaggers and speaks about settling of the Nagorno Karabakh issue in a military way and this in case when he has in no way participated in military actions,” he said.

Referring to Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan’s decision on not visiting Lisbon, Mr. Davtyan said that if the country’s head left and participated in a summit where in case of settling conflicts in the South Caucasus the priority is given to the principle of territorial integrity, it would be a bad signal for Azerbaijan and could be speculated by it.