After the April war, the proposals of the co-chairs in no way violated the red lines that we have always had. Serzh Sargsyan touched upon Pashinyan's statements

The third President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, gave an interview to TV host David Sargsyan regarding the negotiation process on the Nagorno-Karabakh issue.

Referring to Nikol Pashinyan's statement that after the 2016 April war, Nagorno-Karabakh lost all theoretical and practical possibilities of secession from Azerbaijan, Serzh Sargsyan said: "After the April war we received proposals from the Co-Chairs. And those proposals in no way violated the red lines that we’ve always had. Firstly, it was issue of self-determination of Nagorno-Karabakh, secondly, the existence of a land border between Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, thirdly, recognition of the authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh as legitimately elected people by the international community, and such numerous aspects, which in one place were called the interim status of Nagorno-Karabakh, in one place were called temporary status, in one place were called recognized status, and fourthly, security guarantees." 

"No declaration was signed or adopted in Kazan. That was the last document that was called a working document. After that, there was no document, no proposal from the co-chairs, where the provisions of the Kazan document were not protected. After Kazan, we didn’t agree to any document and didn’t express any opinion. We said that since we were ready to sign the document approved by you (ed.- the co-chairs), if you have any changes, coordinate them with Azerbaijan, and if they agree to accept those proposals as a basis, then we will respond," Sargsyan said answering a question about the negotiations in Kazan.

US Ambassador to Armenia reaffirmed that the process related to the status of Nagorno-Karabakh should be carried out under the mandate of the OSCE Minsk Group

On January 31, Deputy Prime Minister Hambartsum Matevosyan received a delegation headed by US Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Armenia Lynne Tracy, office of the Deputy Prime Minister reports.

On the issue of a final and comprehensive solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the Deputy Prime Minister noted the importance of the role and mission of the United States as a co-chair country of the OSCE Minsk Group. Ambassador Tracy agreed with the Deputy Prime Minister noting that the issue of the status of Nagorno-Karabakh has not been resolved, and this process should be carried out under the mandate of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs.

It’s not nice for us to make any comments today․ Vahagn Khachaturyan on his possible presidential candidacy

Vahagn Khachaturyan, the Minister of High-Tech Industry, touched upon the rumors that he is a presidential candidate from the "Civil Contract" faction.

"Since at the moment there is no decision of the President of NA, which terminates the powers of the president, this conversation should take place tomorrow, and it’s not nice for us to make any comments today. He still has the opportunity, he can withdraw his application," Vahagn Khachaturyan told journalists.