Pashinyan: Russia promised to ensure safety of Armenia, not Karabakh

“The security system formed between Armenia and Russia arose before the war of 2020. The problem for us was that this security system applies only to the internationally recognized territory of the Republic of Armenia,” said at a meeting of the National Assembly during the presentation In 2020, the Prime Minister of Armenian Nikol Pashinyan, answering questions from deputies, writes Armenian media.

According to him, the territory of Armenia is recorded by the law “On the administrative-territorial division of Armenia”, which was adopted in 2010 former power.

“In our reality, many people had the opinion that Nagorno-Karabakh and the areas adjacent to it are included in this safety zone,” the Prime Minister added.

At the same time, he hurried to notice that the Russian side had always warned the Armenian side that their security commitments were limited exclusively to the internationally recognized territory of Armenia, where Nagorno-Karabakh was not included.