Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh need to sign inter-state treaty to form a strategic alliance shortly, Karabakh parliament's deputy Vitaly Balasanyan said in an interview with newspaper of National Revival party.

The Karabakh MP said it is necessary to sign a document within OSCE Minsk Group or other international agencies that will rule out the use of force. Such measures will contribute to strengthening of ceasefire regime, he said.
 
Balasanyan noted that warlike statements of the Azerbaijani side must become a focus for international community and first of all Iran and Russia.

“Azerbaijan's numerous ethnic groups do not want war. We lived side by side and know each other well. Azerbaijanis always sent representatives of national minorities to the front line. In the case of a new war, our victory will be final, Azerbaijan will surrender. Our mistake is that today, our borders are not stretching along the historical border of Kura-Araks-Iran. Instead of thanking for this, the Azerbaijani authorities threaten new war. Probably they did not learn their lesson well back in 1990,” Balasanyan said.

With regard to the Madrid principles, Karabakh MP considers their implementation unacceptable.

“It's dangerous principles that will lead to even greater difficulties. The current distorted format of Karabakh-Azerbaijani conflict settlement is unacceptable for the Karabakh side. There is need to develop new principles involving Nagorno-Karabakh, whether within or outside the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group,” Balasanyan said, pointing to the need for international recognition of NKR as a modern mechanism for security guarantees.