YEREVAN. – The essence of the status quo on Nagorno-Karabakh must not be perceived in the context of unsettlement of the conflict.

The Armenian side also wants to register movement in the process, spokesperson for Karabakh president said during Bako Sahakyan’s visit to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Armenia on Friday.

Spokesperson Davit Babayan said one of the parties has absolutely different approach.

“Azerbaijan continues anti-Armenian policy, making a hero of a person who murdered a sleeping man.  In the current situation, it is unreal to expect any movement or changes,” he said.

He stressed that the current situation in relation to the conflict is an option too. Moreover, such an approach exists for more than 20 years.

While there is no other approach, such an option is preferred by all sides: there is no war and peace is maintained.

“We need to constantly maintain the negotiation process, from time to time ‘reviving’ it. The meaning of statements such as the statement of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, is that the conflict is not resolved, so the current situation is more favorable than war,” Babayan noted.

He stressed that the message of Lavrov’s statement is the need for a peaceful settlement of the conflict.

During the recent meeting with the Azerbaijani FM Elmar Mammadyarov, Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov said that the status quo on Karabakh is unacceptable for Azerbaijan, Armenia and Karabakh.