The Foreign Minister of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), Davit Babayan, has reacted to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's recent speeches and declared that there are no benchmarks to be lowered.
Babayan's remarks came after Pashinyan said that the international community is telling the Armenian side to lower its "benchmark on the status of Nagorno-Karabakh a little and ensure greater international consolidation around Armenia and Artsakh."
Babayan told lawmakers on Thursday, April 15 that Artsakh was going through the most difficult period in its history, and that the fate of not only Artsakh but also of the Armenian statehood and the Armenian people is being decided.
"Speaking about the status of Artsakh and various benchmarks, it should be noted that we no longer have benchmarks, we have red lines instead, and their violation will lead to tragedy, nothing less, because Artsakh has one future within Azerbaijan, and that is genocide," Babayan said.
"We will lose the homeland. There will be no Armenia after the loss of Artsakh, it will be a matter of time."
Babayan added, however, that there are all opportunities to save Artsakh.
