Armenia Recognizes Azerbaijan and Karabakh's Territorial IntegrityDecember 1, 2006 - 18:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Nagorno Karabakh has nothing in common with the problem of territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, RA Defense Minister Serge Sargsyan stated when commenting on the NATO communiqué, which supports the territorial integrity of the South Caucasian states. "Armenia has never said that it doesn't recognize the territorial integrity of any country. We recognize the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and recognize the territorial integrity of Nagorno Karabakh as well, since the Azerbaijani Republic and the Nagorno Karabakh Republic were formed at the same time on the basis of laws functioning in the Soviet Union," Serge Sargsyan said. In his words, one cannot speak of Karabakh as a part of Azerbaijan. "Everything is clear," the Defense Minister resumed, reports newsarmenia.ru.![]() ![]() Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |