PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Wednesday, October 14 that in the negotiation process Azerbaijan was demanding the immediate handover of five of the seven regions surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, as well as setting up a schedule for handing over the other two, and stating that Artsakh (Karabakh) should be part of Azerbaijan no matter the status.
According to Pashinyan, Azerbaijan wanted the territories in return for peace, instead of a status for Karabakh, threatening to settle the issue through war.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said earlier on Wednesday that the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs are working on a "phased solution" for the conflict. The plan, which Lavrov said is on the table, envisages a "step-by-step, gradual" handover of the regions surrounding Karabakh "while observing the guarantees of the security of Karabakh "ensuring a reliable connection between Armenia and Karabakh before the final status is determined."
The Armenian PM said that clashes in July between Armenia and Azerbaijan showed that the Azerbaijani army is not capable ...
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