YEREVAN. – The occupied territories of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) shall be returned to it sooner or later, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Shavarsh Kocharyan told reporters after Thursday’s Cabinet meeting.

When asked to comment on the loss of 800 hectares of land in the border area of Artsakh, Kocharyan stated:

“Let’s note that Azerbaijan has occupied the Martuni and Martakert Regions which, moreover, are much larger in size, and sooner or later, these territories will be returned to Nagorno-Karabakh.”