YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER14, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced today that Azerbaijan has occupied 10 square kilometers of territory as a result of its latest attack on Armenia’s sovereign territory. 

During the Q&A session today in the Parliament, the PM said that during the 2021 May incursion the Azerbaijani side has occupied 40 square kilometers of territory of Armenia.

“I have taken a responsibility on myself to go to heavy decisions for the sake of peace. But heavy decisions do not mean decisions opposing Armenia’s state interests. We must go to that decisions to guarantee Armenia’s security, lasting stability and peace. We can’t write a “peace treaty” under the headlines today, sign it, as a result of which a new war will start 6 years later. We want to sign a document as a result of which a lot of people will criticize us, a lot of people will insult us, a lot of people will call us “traitors”, people even may decide to remove us from power. We will be satisfied and grateful if as a result of it the Republic of Armenia with 29,800 square km territory receives lasting peace and security. The decision which will ensure this, I say very clearly, I will sign. I am not interested in what will happen to me, I am interested in what will happen to Armenia”, he said. 

He praised the fact that there is a parliamentary majority in Armenia which enables him to take that responsibility.