Armenian parliament passes statement on Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement

The document was adopted by all parliamentary factions, except for the Heritage opposition faction, which abstained from voting.

According to the speaker of National assembly Tigran Torosyan, two additions, according to which Armenia is a guarantor of security of "Nagorno Karabakh" and peaceful negotiations are the only way of the conflict resolution, have been introduced to the initial version of the document.

In its statement the national assembly of Armenia suggests to the President and the government to intensify and expand efforts and opportunities around the Karabakh problem for development and execution of measures, aimed at the complete informing of the world society about the Karabakh problem.

Proposals include intensification of the Armenian policy on Nagorno Karabakh and formation of legal grounds in line with international law, which will help Armenia ensure the complete safety and defense of Nagorno Karabakh is case of aggression or use of force by Azerbaijan.

The document says that Armenian side considers "the militaristic announcements of Azerbaijani officials and anti-Armenian propaganda, aimed at hindering the peaceful resolution of the conflict and failure of the world community to react to these announcements" to be dangerous.

The document point out "the open steps for hindering the process of the peaceful resolution of the conflict, undertaken by Azerbaijan, which intends to attain military superiority by means of oil revenues and settle the problem by military way, as well as Azerbaijan's blackmail towards the OSCE Minsk Group, accompanied by the transfer of discussions  of the problem resolution to other instances".

Armenian parliamentarians consider that various international instances "react to Azerbaijan's steps inadequately for different reasons, often making addressless announcements against the militaristic propaganda".

/Novosti-Armenia/