RA Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan gave an interview to the RIA Novosti news agency.
-Is the possibility of a trilateral summit between the leaders of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan being worked out?
Peace and stability in the region are our long-term strategy. In this regard, we welcome Russia’s mediating efforts, including towards the resumption of the negotiation process for the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmanship.
It is obvious to everyone that the use of force cannot in any way be a settlement of the conflict, whose final, comprehensive and sustainable solution must be based on the elements and principles known to the parties, developed by the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmanship. And this is the position not only of Armenia, but also of Russia, France and the United States, which act in the unified format of the co-chairmanship. That is the position of the international community.
-The head of the Armenian government has proposed deploying Russian border guard outposts and a CSTO observer mission along the border with Azerbaijan. Are concrete negotiations underway on these proposals? Has the Russian side expressed interest in this regard?
Since 12 May of this year, we have faced a situation in which Azerbaijani armed units entered the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia, which is fraught with explosive consequences. That is unacceptable, and the situation must be resolved by the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of Azerbaijani armed units from the territory of Armenia.
In this context, the initiatives regarding border guards and an observer mission in the relevant border regions of Armenia should be viewed as steps aimed at restraining the belligerent aspirations of the Azerbaijani side and avoiding bloodshed.
