The fate of Nagorno-Karabakh should be decided by its people. This was stated by the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan at a meeting with voters of administrative district Davidashen in Yerevan city.

“Our role is to provide the solution to the issue through peaceful means. We do not intend to start a war. We were not the ones to start the war in the early 1990’s. We expressed our opinion. They wanted to put us down by force. It was not possible, and we are also being called aggressors,” the president said.

According to him, for peace, it is first required for the armed forces to be combat ready, because if Azerbaijan is confident it can win, it will immediately try to attack.

“The second objective is to inform our allies and the international community on the subject matter. This is a common problem for all of us. If Stalin had decided to give Karabakh to Azerbaijan - those who live there do not agree with it, and will never agree," the president said.

On January 21 in Armenia the campaign for the presidential election was launched. It will end at midnight on February 17. Sixth presidential election in the history of Armenia will be held on February 18. Eight candidates are running for the elections.