Alexander Arzumanyan speaks about killed Armenian soldiers and Russia's obligation (video)
Speaking at the 15th session of the Armenia-EU Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, Armenian lawmaker Alexander Arzumanyan referred to the Karabakh conflict saying ‘the situation in the conflict zone gives little hope.’ Azerbaijan rejects the proposals of the Minsk Group mediators, thereby jeopardizing the Co-Chairs’ efforts of the last six years,” he said. Alexander Arzumanyan then reminded that three Armenian soldiers were killed and another four wounded in Nagorno-Karabakh as a result of new ceasefire violations committed by Azerbaijan on March 20. He also cited the Co-Chairs’ statement about attempted reconnaissance incursions. “Azerbaijani provocations are expressed by bellicose rhetoric and anti-Armenian appeals. They threaten to resolve the conflict through military means," said Mr Arzumanyan. He stressed that Azerbaijan has comparatively increased its armament in 2010-14 by 249 percent, acquiring 88 percent of the weapons from Russia. “As a member of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia is obliged not to supply weapons to any side,” Arzumanyan said. The lawmaker once again underlined that the Minsk Group is the only format for the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement. “Armenia supports and is committed to the Minsk Group format.”
