Head of the Azerbaijani presidential staff Novruz Mammadov is notorious for absurd statements. He is a political figure that has exhausted his potential and is trying to remind the public of himself in any way possible, Hovhannes Sahakyan, a Parliament member of the Prosperous Party of Armenia (PAP), told NEWS.am, commenting on Mammadov’s statement that Armenia allegedly asked for time to vacate Lachin and Kelbajar.

He pointed out that the information on the withdrawal of Armenian troops from the regions is false. Sahakyan added that Nagorno-Karabakh will never be part of Azerbaijan. “Moreover, Azerbaijan must leave the territories it occupied, including Shahumyan, for several hundreds of Armenian refugees to settle down there. It is not until that time that any concessions on Armenia’s part can be discussed,” he said.

NEWS.am reminds readers that Novruz Mammadov stated that Armenia allegedly asked for time to vacate Lachin and Kelbajar and the process had allegedly been worked out by the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs.

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