Blackmailing the Co-Chairs
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The OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs will hold a serious discussion in Stepanakert as they will be compelled to send a clearer message regarding their statements on the ceasefire violations on the Karabakh-Azerbaijani line of contact.
"We will initiate a rather serious discussion on that issue during their subsequent visit to the NKR," NKR Foreign Minister Georgi Petrosyan told "A1+".
Aren't the OSCE Co-Chairs partially responsible for the deaths caused by the ceasefire violations? In response, Mr. Petrosyan said he wouldn't like to assess the Co-Chairs' activities since they are faced with a very difficult task.
Touching upon Azerbaijan's belligerent declarations, the foreign minister said the NKR is well aware that Azerbaijan is trying to blackmail the international community and the co-chair countries and prove to its people that it is combative by shedding blood and creating tension on the front-line.
Regardless of Azerbaijan's declarations, Mr. Petrosyan is sure of the NKR army's efficiency.
"It is a matter of spirit. There is no atmosphere of fear in the NKR and you will be convinced of that after speaking to citizens."
Georgi Petrosyan told "A1+" that Artsakh's view on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution remains unchanged.
"There is a very simple logic. If we had the right to fight the war and sign a ceasefire agreement, we also have the right to build our future. This is an undeniable fact the denial of which is very painful for everyone. No issue can be determined or solved without the people of the NKR and the NKR authorities."
Georgi Petrosyan says even though the NKR is not a direct participant in the negotiations, it is already a side.
When will the liberated territories be settled, particularly Shushi where there are only 3,000 residents after its liberation 19 years ago? In response, the NKR Foreign Minister said:
"When the Ministry of Foreign Affairs moves to Shushi and when we have a little more funding which we won't be forced to spend for defense."
