STEPANAKERT. - The appeal of Azerbaijani Prosecutor General’s Office to the Swiss Confederation Attorney General’s Office for the criminal prosecution of the Franck Muller Group co-founder Vartan Sirmakes is the limit of human fantasy, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) government spokesman Artak Beglaryan told Armenian News – NEWS.am, noting that the conduct of Azerbaijan long ago stopped surprising him.

According to him, this step by official Baku fully fits in the Azerbaijani logic and is aimed at maximal isolation of Karabakh from international processes and investments.

Beglaryan stressed that Vartan Sirmakes is a patriot and talented entrepreneur [of Armenian descent], who has achieved success in the European business environment. He has implemented large economic programs in Karabakh for many decades.  “We can confidently state that his investments are the largest in Karabakh, for which he is really worth being criminally prosecuted by Azerbaijan. Moreover, I advise our nimble neighbors not to have mercy upon Sirmakes but “honor” him adding his name into the black list for the production of black caviar in Karabakh. Since it is through his fault that Azerbaijan will be deprived of regionally large monopoly on brilliant processing,” Beglaryan sneered.

Referring to the statements of the Azerbaijani side on that foreigners cannot carry out economic activity in Karabakh, since it is allegedly an Azerbaijani territory, Beglaryan reminded that their ship has sailed long ago, while they keep watching it go with nostalgia.

“Karabakh has never been an Azerbaijani territory; it was they who temporarily occupied our land.  Besides, everyone is free to make investments in Karabakh, and the safety of those investments is guaranteed by the laws of Nagorno-Karabakh, and not Azerbaijan. Moreover, we are even inviting Azeris to carry out economic activity in Karabakh, if they are so envious of foreign investors. Our restless neighbors, come and invest, we guarantee the safety of your investments,” Beglaryan said.