The authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) are not going to deviate from the principle of the right of peoples to self-determination, President Arayik Harutyunyan has said.

Harutyunyan made the remarks at a meeting with the staff of the Audit Chamber of Karabakh on Tuesday, May 3.

The President weighed in on some speculations about the future status of Artsakh in the current geopolitical situation. He stressed that his government is not going to deviate from the principle of the right of peoples to self-determination, and that the peace agenda is acceptable for the Armenians of Artsakh only in that context.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said earlier that the number one beneficiary of the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is Artsakh and its people, which means nothing can be negotiated implemented in secret. According to the Prime Minister, the agenda of peace is aimed at overcoming the difficulties that followed the war, to guarantee the security, the rights and the future of the people.