David Babayan reminded
On November 19, a closed meeting was held between the RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan and the parliamentarians. Among other issues, the minister and the parliamentarians spoke about Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s visit to Armenia and the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. During the meeting, Minister Nalbandyan assured the parliamentarians that there is no likelihood of undesirable developments on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement. The main fears, let us note, are conditioned by the article published in the Russian “Kommersant” newspaper, which reads that during his visit to Yerevan, Lavrov has negotiated on concession of five regions to Azerbaijan, for which Azerbaijan is ready to join the Eurasian Economic Union, Nalbandyan has reiterated the statements of the RPA officials after the visit that no issue pertained to the return of the territories was discussed during this visit.
In an interview with Aravot.am, NKR President’s spokesman David Babayan said that they have no concerns about the return of territories. All the rumors on this in Stepanakert are “mere speculations”, which “some forces are constantly trying to accomplish.” He does not see anything extraordinary in the closed meeting of the RA foreign minister and the parliamentarians. Furthermore, he thinks that such meetings and discussions are always helpful. “The item of returning the territories was not and is not on our agenda,” said our interlocutor.
Nelly GRIGORYAN
