YEREVAN. Feb 28 (Interfax) - Yerevan and Baku have reached consensus on a number of peace treaty provisions, Armenian Parliament Speaker Alen Simonyan said.
"Armenia and Azerbaijan have consensus on certain provisions of the treaty. These are internationally recognized principles, general provisions. I cannot reveal the details, because that may hinder the general process. However, there are some red lines and we cannot undermine the sovereignty, statehood and territorial integrity of Armenia," Simonyan told reporters on Tuesday.
According to him, Russia "plays a role in the discussions of the treaty."
Commenting on Russia's statements that Moscow hails the efforts of other countries aimed at settling relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, Simonyan said, "The thing is that Russia should have solved the problem. It was the guarantor of our security and territorial integrity. There is a Russian military base here. Our bilateral agreements addressed precisely this situation. Where were you? Why weren't you more active? If you cannot do this, you should say so in public and sit down with us to discuss and find a way out."
He added that the treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan would apply exclusively to these two countries.
"The issue of Artsakh [the Armenian name of Nagorno-Karabakh] should absolutely not be mentioned in the treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Yet there should be no impression that we stop protecting the interests of Artsakh, the rights of the people of Artsakh. Introducing a new provision into the agreement between Yerevan and Baku, we should understand whether we annul or not the most vital items for Armenia and the people of Artsakh in the November 9, 2020 document [the trilateral statement by the heads of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan], which have been also signed by the president of Azerbaijan," Simonyan said.