Azerbaijan will continue provocations on the contact line between the Azerbaijani and Nagorno-Karabakh armed forces, but they will sooner or later be condemned by the international community, Gagik Melikyan, an MP of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), told journalists.

According to him, Azerbaijan’s provocation on the night of June 19 was condemned by Moscow and Washington as well. On this other hand, he pointed out that the international community should not show such reserved reactions to Azerbaijan’s provocations. Rather, international reactions have a particular “target.” “The international community’s reserved reaction to Azerbaijan’s actions only exacerbates the situation in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone,” he said.

Commenting on the Armenian-Russian-Azerbaijani presidential meeting in Saint Petersburg, Russia, Melikyan expressed confidence that its results were in favor of the Armenian side. “The Petersburg proposals place emphasis on people’s right to self-determination and non-use of force,” he said. The Petersburg proposals hardly provide for the deployment of Russian troops in Nagorno-Karabakh, and hostilities are unlikely to resume, as Azerbaijan is well aware it will suffer a complete defeat. “Even after the last provocation Azerbaijan was convinced that the Armenian solder is ready to defend him homeland and people by sacrificing his life,” Melikyan said.