YEREVAN. – The construction of a city for Azerbaijani Armenians in the liberated territories will not be a violation of international law, or territorial integrity; this is just a protection of international law because, with this step, Armenia will lift the blockade imposed upon it.   

Aratta Youth Club Media Relations Department Head, political scientist Hovik Veranyan stated the aforesaid at a roundtable discussion on Tuesday.

“As is well known, blockade is a military action in international law. Being a CSTO member and having separate agreements with Russia, we [i.e., Armenia] need to call upon our military allies to contribute to the lifting of Armenia’s blockade,” Veranyan stressed.

In his view, the building of a city in the liberated territories will enable to hold talks with Azerbaijan at a more civilized level.       

“When they do not speak with that state in its own words, it starts speaking in the language of cynicism. If the specified project is implemented, Azerbaijan will come to understand that it is impossible to defeat Armenia with ease,” Hovik Veranyan noted.     

For his part, Aratta Youth Club head Hovhannes Basentsyan stressed the importance of education, and added that the future city will become a major educational center for the region and the world, alike.