Speaker of the National Assembly of Artsakh Republic (Nagono-Karabakh) Arthur Tovmasyan is convinced that under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group Artsakh will achieve complete freedom within the borders of the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region. He stated this in response to Ahmed Sahidov, head of the Institute for Democracy and Human Rights in Azerbaijan, tweeting that Stepanakert would be under the control of Azerbaijan at one of the points of the November 10, 2020 statement.
“Dear compatriots!
Ahmed Sahidov, the head of the Institute for Democracy and Human Rights in Azerbaijan, posted on his Twitter page a continuation of another provocative work of the Azerbaijani authorities.
The ominous statement of November 10, 2020 did not contain the point that Stepanakert came under the control of the Azerbaijani army. Today the guarantor of the security of the people of Artsakh is the Russian peacekeeping forces and the Artsakh army.
Artsakh cannot be under any vertical subordination within Azerbaijan. We are convinced that under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group we will achieve complete freedom within the borders of the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region. The leaders of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing countries also realize that along with the security guarantee, the issue of Artsakh’s status is urgent for the people of Artsakh. Security and clear status: in case of the absence of one of them, Artsakh will be left without Armenians.
We hope that we are part of the civilized world, and as an independent state, we are ready to sign mutually beneficial cooperation agreements not only with the countries of the region, but also with all peace-loving countries. The alternative to a peaceful negotiation process is war. We offer a dignified peace agenda,” Tovmasyan stated.
