Politics

"No piece of our sovereign territory is subject to negotiation." Eduard Aghajanyan

Eduard Aghajanyan, chairman of the RA NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations, Andranik Kocharyan, chairman of the Standing Committee on Defense and Security Affairs, and the committee members presented the security in detail issues, the post-war situation, Armenia and the process of negotiations between Azerbaijan.

It was noted that Azerbaijan's actions are a serious challenge to efforts aimed at security and stability in the region. The issue of immediate repatriation of Armenian prisoners of war and civilians held in Azerbaijan was considered a priority. Expressing gratitude to the American side for its efforts in returning the captives, Eduard Aghajanyan stated that Azerbaijan still has more than 30 Armenian captives hostage. The commission's chairman expressed hope that the US efforts in this matter will be continuous.

Referring to the rights of the people of Artsakh, Eduard Aghajanyan emphasized that today they face the threat of ethnic cleansing. "If we do not succeed with the international community in providing minimum security guarantees along with the protection of the rights of these people, ethnic cleansing will become a fact," the representative of the "Civil Agreement" faction noted.

"No part of our sovereign territory is subject to negotiation; neither is Armenian democracy. Armenia needs political and diplomatic support in these two main directions," said Eduard Aghajanyan, condemning the invasion of the Azerbaijani armed forces into the sovereign territory of Armenia.

Andranik Kocharyan referred to the security issues of the people of Artsakh and emphasized the importance of the international community's support in this matter. The deputy of the "Civil Contract" faction appreciated the implementation of the observation mission and spoke about the steps to strengthen stability and peace in the region and the importance of army building and reforms in the armed forces.

Armen Rustamyan, a member of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations, emphasized maintaining international standards and restoring the balance of power to establish stable and irreversible peace in the region. According to the representative of the "Hayastan" faction, today, the balance of power is broken in favor of the Azerbaijani-Turkish tandem.

According to Hayk Mamijanyan, a member of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations, the right to self-determination is the right to survival for the people of Artsakh. The "Pativ Unem" representative expressed that comprehensive negotiations are necessary, including the Nagorno-Karabakh problem and RA-Azerbaijan relations.

"We have a common reaction and attitude towards the events—videos of torture and shootings, inhumane treatment. We participate in the processes aimed at releasing the prisoners. We oppose the invasion of the autonomous territory of the Republic of Armenia. We have repeatedly called on Azerbaijanis to leave the territory of Armenia," David Price emphasized. He reaffirmed the readiness of the US House of Representatives to assist Armenia in the current situation.

The importance of interaction between legislative bodies in various parliamentary platforms was discussed at the meeting. US support for the democratic reform process was highly appreciated.