“There is no Nagorno Karabakh conflict, as the question was settled long ago,” Defense of Liberated Territories public initiative coordinator, former Commander of Shushi special battalion Zhirayr Sefilian is quoted as saying at a news conference at the Armenian National Press Club on July 12.
According to him, “there is no threat of losing these territories either.” It has been said about surrender of the “liberated territories” to Azerbaijan for 15 years, and ten years ago there was a danger to lose them too, but all the processes have been shallow. “Opinion of the Armenian authorities does not coincide with attitudes of the people. If the government tires to cede these territories to Azerbaijan, our people will react to it and will not allow it,” Zhirayr Sefilian said adding that he would the first to initiate such public protest.
According to him, the Nagorno Karabakh has already been settled: “There is only a question of Azerbaijan.” “Why should we take into account borders of a state that was established 90 years ago,” the former commander announced adding that “existence of such artificial state causes damage to the whole region.” The Defense of Liberated Territories public initiative coordinator also noted that the US has no interest in settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. “The USA wishes to strengthen its positions in South Caucasus and by its policy it is withdrawing Armenia from Russia’s influence, and the conflict is of no concern to it,” noted Sefilian. He also believes that no peacekeeping contingent will be deployed until there is a Russian military base in Armenia’s territory. “Presence of two forces in the region will aggravate the situation in the region and can provoke a conflict situation,” he thinks.
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