For Armenia, the status of Nagorno Karabakh is the key issue in talks, head of the Republican Party of Armenia parliamentary group said.

“Nagorno Karabakh can never be a part of Azerbaijan. The other issues are secondary,” Galust Sahakyan told reporters in Yerevan on July 3.

“Should Azerbaijan be ready for war, it would unleash hostilities immediately. However, Baku understands that war is not a solution,” he said, adding that Armenia will never agree to unilateral concessions.

Asked to comment on the recent incident at the contact line, Sahakyan said that proper condemnation by the international community could speed up the settlement process.