Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) State Minister Ruben Vardanyan has welcomed the "interest" around himself after Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said on Friday, December 23 that the sooner Vardanyan “leaves this region, the better for everyone.”
Speaking at a press conference with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, Bayramov described Vardanyan’s activity as “criminal and adventurist” which he said “hinders reintegration.”
"I am glad that there is such interest around myself. It means that I am doing everything right for the people of Artsakh and our country," Vardanyan said on social media later on Friday.
"It's time to end all this. It is time to open the road and sit down at the negotiation table with the authorities of Artsakh."
For almost two weeks now, the key road has been blocked by Azerbaijanis who claim to be environmentalists. Azerbaijan had also deprived the people of Karabakh of gas supplies.
