Secretary of Security Council of Armenia: “Russia plans to stay in Karabakh for a long time”

The Secretary of the Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan believes that Russian peacekeepers will remain in Karabakh and after the expiration of the five-year-old mandate. With this opinion, he shared in an interview with Radio Azatutun.

Journalists asked the chapter of the Armenian Security Council on whether there is a scenario on the table what Armenia will do if Azerbaijan will refuse the presence of Russian peacekeepers in Karabakh, to which he has the right in accordance with the trilateral document.

Grigoryan stated that this topic is naturally located on the agenda of Azerbaijan.

Grigoryan added that the Armenian side will do everything so that Russia remains in Karabakh longer than is provided for by a tripartite statement of November 9, 2020.

“that is, a statement of November 9 is provided for a long-term stay, but if Azerbaijan does not agree, we will try to unite our efforts and find a solution to the problem, make every effort to solve the problem. But what is happening today in Karabakh, which is created there infrastructure It suggests that Russia has plans to stay there much longer, “said Security Secretary.