“I do not imagine that any leader of the Republic of Armenia can think or take steps for Artsakh to become part of Azerbaijan. I do not want to imagine it. I do not even imagine,” said Artsakh Foreign Minister David Babayan at the meeting with journalists. He brought up the parallel with the Auschwitz concentration camp in Nazi Germany, saying that those who were held there also had rights, such as the freedom to sleep and walk. “It will be even worse in Azerbaijan.
Therefore, if we talk about rights and freedoms, we understand that it is possible only outside Azerbaijan. Therefore, this is the status. Artsakh is de facto independent, to think that we can be part of Azerbaijan is unacceptable,” Babayan said. According to him- what, should we negotiate with Azerbaijan? Should we join it? They have closed that page. We have also closed it.
David Babayan noted that the Armenian authorities have not officially stated that Artsakh should be part of Azerbaijan, because it is unacceptable for Artsakh, it is not a solution. “Who wants to say․․․ Let the world say, join Azerbaijan. If we do not join, what will they do? Will they massacre us? Isn’t it better to massacre a man than to become a slave and get raped every time?” Babayan said.
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Regarding the lowering of the status bar of Artsakh, Babayan said, “We do not even have a bar to lower. Only red lines are left. If we lower the bar, Azerbaijan will cross on foot. Unfortunately, there is only one red line left, and that is the status. We do not see ourselves as part of Azerbaijan.”
Nelly BABAYAN
